| The tail effectively becomes a windsock for measuring the speed of the solar wind. |
| There was a shoddy wooden control tower, with a moth-eaten windsock and several obsolete instruments on it. |
| We took our position, monitoring the windsock and tattered prayer flags posted at the takeoff point for signs of wind. |
| Wind direction is shown in the compass rose at the position from where the wind is blowing by a small windsock symbol. |
| Sure enough, eventually we came to a tree with a windsock and, more reassuring, a small airplane resting in its shade. |
| When the passengers take off from Westray they can see the windsock on the runway a mile and a half away on Papa Westray. |
