- A
windsock (a wind cone or wind sleeve) is a
conical textile tube that
resembles a
giant sock. It can be used as a
basic indicator of wind
speed and direction...
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Koinobori (鯉のぼり),
meaning 'carp streamer' in ****anese, are carp-shaped
windsocks traditionally flown in ****an to
celebrate Tango no
sekku (端午の節句), a traditional...
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January 2023. Grosz, 1998 Bruce, J.M. (1995). "de Bruyère C.1 of 1917".
Windsock International. 11 (5).
Albatros Publications. Davilla,
James J.; Soltan...
- (Platinum
Heritage Desert Gate)
Margham (Dubai
Desert Conservation Reserve –
Windsock)
Margham (Skydive
Dubai Desert Campus) →
Dubai (Skydive
Dubai Airstrip)...
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instruments can be used to
measure wind direction, such as the anemoscope,
windsock, and wind vane. All
these instruments work by
moving to
minimize air resistance...
- from coursing.
Track racing uses an
artificial lure (usually a form of
windsock) that
travels ahead of the
greyhounds on a rail
until the
greyhounds cross...
- koinobori. Edo
period On this day,
families raise the koinobori, carp-shaped
windsock (because of the
Chinese legend that a carp that
swims upstream becomes...
- See
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Arbor Day 3.6.3 2020-02-29
Holding the
Windsock 3.6.2 2019-12-12 Dark and
Stormy Night See It was a dark and
stormy night#Literature...
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before takeoff. The
direction of wind at a
runway is
measured using a
windsock and the
speed by an anemometer,
often mounted on the same post. Headwind...
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instantaneous information during landing, a
windsock can also be kept in view of the runway.
Aviation windsocks are made with
lightweight material, withstand...
