weather vane

noun

: vane sense 1a

Examples of weather vane in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The church grounds also contain artifacts that connect the site to earlier centuries, including a weather vane dating to 1700. — Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 28 May 2026

The Giants are currently operating with the consistency of a weather vane in a hurricane. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 12 May 2026

In December, while refining his routine for his first Olympic Games, in Milan, the 21-year-old figure skater landed seven quadruple jumps in competition, spinning like a weather vane in a windstorm. — Stephanie Bai, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026

Walk through the Grace Gates, which date back to 1923 — two pairs of gates on St John’s Wood Road named after WG Grace, one of the fathers of modern cricket — or peer up towards the top of the Mound Stand to see the old Father Time weather vane. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 11 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1721, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for weather vane

• aeroplane
• appertain
• ascertain
• capitaine
• cassegrain
• cellophane
• chatelaine
• counterpane
• entertain
• halothane
• hurricane
• hyperplane

Kids Definition

weather vane

noun

: vane sense 1