風かざ切きり

noun

wind pennant; weather vane

A device on a boat or building that shows wind direction; also called 風見.

See also: 風見

• 漁ぎょ船せんのマストに風かざ切きりがはためいていた。

  A wind pennant was fluttering on the mast of the fishing boat.

noun

round roof tile for gables

Architectural term for a decorative tile used on gable ends.

• 古ふるい民みん家かの破は風ふには風かざ切きり瓦がわらが使つかわれている。

  Round gable tiles are used on the gable ends of old traditional houses.

noun

flight feathers; remiges

Ornithological term for the large feathers of a bird's wing; also 風切羽.

See also: 風切り羽

• タカの風かざ切きり羽ばねは長ながくて丈じょう夫ぶだ。

  A hawk's flight feathers are long and sturdy.