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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(<br/>''Also called'' wind shaft.) A short straight line terminating with an arrowhead centered  on a [[station location]] on a [[synoptic chart]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">It represents the direction from which the [[wind]] blows. The length of the line may be representative  of the [[wind speed]].</div><br/> </div>
<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Also called'' wind shaft.) A short straight line terminating with an arrowhead centered  on a [[station location]] on a [[synoptic chart]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">It represents the direction from which the [[wind]] blows. The length of the line may be representative  of the [[wind speed]].</div><br/> </div>
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wind arrow

(Also called wind shaft.) A short straight line terminating with an arrowhead centered on a station location on a synoptic chart.

It represents the direction from which the wind blows. The length of the line may be representative of the wind speed.


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