English Dictionary

weather vane

名詞

A mechanical device rotating around one axis and attached to an elevated object such as a roof for showing the direction of the wind.

日本語の意味

風向を示すために設置される、軸を中心に回転する機械装置。屋根などの高所に取り付けられる。 / 風見鶏や風向計として知られる装置。

The old weather vane on the barn creaked as it turned to face the gusts.

納屋の古い風見鶏が突風に向かって向きを変えるたびに軋んだ。

意味（1）

A mechanical device rotating around one axis and attached to an elevated object such as a roof for showing the direction of the wind.

From the graveyard gate one can count a dozen gayly painted farmhouses; the gilded weather-vanes on the big red barns wink at each other across the green and brown and yellow fields.

weather vanes （ plural ）