anemometer

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It may also have prompted the third director of the observatory - Romney Robinson - to develop a device for accurately measuring wind speed - the four cup anemometer.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025

A weather station with a spinning anemometer sits atop the shack.

From Washington Times • Nov. 19, 2018

Rotating cups, wheels, and a dial: the anemometer was fully mechanical, with no reliance on electricity.

From Time • Aug. 4, 2015

An anemometer, an instrument for measuring wind speed and direction, is mounted on top of the car, as is a GPS device.

From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2013

She asked for a barometer and an anemometer and a rain gauge for Christmas, and hung them outside her bedroom window.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz