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manche à air

French, noun/mɑ̃ʃ a ɛʁ/

manche à air is a French feminine noun meaning “windsock” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sac suspendu indiquant la direction du vent et donnant une estimation de sa vitesse”.

What does manche à air mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininewindsock

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Sac suspendu indiquant la direction du vent et donnant une estimation de sa vitesse.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of manche à air

  • manches à air plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce manche à air?

  • /mɑ̃ʃ a ɛʁ/
  • \mɑ̃.ʃ‿a ɛʁ\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to manche à air

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.