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Old July 26, 2010, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by JPablo View Post
* la manga = "the sleeve" (literally). This could refer to the indicator for the wind, ie., "windstock", but I am not sure. (In what context did you hear it? I figure it could also be used for some kind of movable 'tunnel or passage' between the airplane and the gate?)
Windsock, not windstock. But the Oxford dictionary gives (Aviac) "telescopic walkway" as a possible translation, and "windsock" as a translation of "manga de viento", so 2/2.