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| == barb ==
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| <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Also called'' feather.) A means of representing [[wind speed]] in the [[plotting]] of a [[synoptic chart]]; it is a short straight line drawn obliquely toward lower [[pressure]] from the end of a [[wind-direction shaft]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">In the commonly used [[five-and-ten system]], one barb represents 10 knots and a half-barb represents 5 knots. Previously, a full barb was used to represent a [[Beaufort force]] of 2, with a half- barb to represent a Beaufort force of 1. Customarily, the barb is often drawn obliquely or perpendicular to the [[wind direction]]. <br/>''See'' [[pennant]].</div><br/> </div>
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