girouette

Definitions of girouette
  1. noun
    mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
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    types:
    girouette en forme de coq
    weathervane with a vane in the form of a rooster
    type of:
    mécanisme
    mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
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