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They are likely to believe that the wind has the potential to kill and destroy. Additionally, they avoid things that remind them of wind, like ocean waves. Ancraophobia is also related to terms like aeroacrophobia, which is the fear of open high places, [3] [4] and anemophobia which is the fear of air drafts. [5]
Sea heaps up and white foam from breaking waves begins to be blown in streaks along the direction of the wind; spindrift begins to be seen Whole trees in motion; inconvenience felt when walking against the wind 8 Gale, fresh gale 34–40 knots 39–46 mph 62–74 km/h 17.2–20.7 m/s 18–25 ft 5.5–7.5 m
Wind tees and tetrahedrons can swing freely and align themselves with the wind direction, but neither measures the wind speed, unlike a windsock. Since a wind tee or tetrahedron can also be manually set to align with the runway in use, a pilot should also look at the wind sock for wind information, if one is available.
Viktor Hovland and the rest of the field played through winds at the British Open that had flags blowing wide open. (AP/Jon Super) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) "Mentally, I mean, it can drive you crazy.
‘The Crossing Videos’ by Huffington Post
A wind vane, weather vane, or weathercock is an instrument used for showing the direction of the wind. It is typically used as an architectural ornament to the highest point of a building. The word vane comes from the Old English word fana, meaning "flag". A cockerel is a traditional figure used as a vane placed on top of the cardinal directions.
‘Blaze’ at Britain’s Blackpool Tower turns out to be orange netting blowing in wind. ... in fact orange netting blowing in strong winds. Video shared on social media appeared to show flames ...
The wind barb shows the speed using "flags" on the end. Each half of a flag depicts 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) of wind. Each full flag depicts 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) of wind. Each pennant (filled triangle) depicts 50 knots (93 km/h; 58 mph) of wind. [26] Winds are depicted as blowing from the direction the barb is facing.