manche à vent
French, noun/mɑ̃ʃ a vɑ̃/
manche à vent 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 vent mean in English?
noun
- 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 vent
- manches à vent plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce manche à vent?
- /mɑ̃ʃ a vɑ̃/
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 vent
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.