(thing) by Andara Sat Mar 03 2001 at 12:02:49
A movable device attached to an elevated object such as a rooftop, for indicating wind direction.

Weather vanes are most often found in rural areas and attached to the tops of barns and farmhouses. It is also quite common for a weather vane to have a lightning rod for the main shaft, with a spire extending above the vane itself.

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