Usually means: Indicator showing direction of wind.
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We found 22 dictionaries that define the word weather vane:

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  1. weather vane: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. weather vane: Merriam-Webster
  3. weather vane: Collins English Dictionary
  4. weather vane: Vocabulary.com
  5. weather-vane: Wordnik
  6. weather vane: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. weather vane: Wiktionary
  8. weather vane: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. weather vane: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. weather vane: Dictionary.com
  11. Weather vane: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. weather vane: Rhymezone
  13. weather vane: FreeDictionary.org
  14. weather vane: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. weather vane: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Construction Term Glossary (No longer online)

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  1. weather vane: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Brilliant Dream Dictionary (No longer online)

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Weather Glossary (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. weather vane: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See weather_vanes as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (weather vane)

noun:  A mechanical device rotating around one axis and attached to an elevated object such as a roof for showing the direction of the wind.
noun:  An indicator; something that reflects what the current situation is.
noun:  (figurative) A person or organization that changes their attitude and position based on the prevailing conditions rather than displaying any conviction.

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