- windmill
- A device whereby force of the wind is captured and placed to use.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
windmill
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windmill — [wind′mil΄] n. 1. a mill operated by the wind s rotation of large, oblique sails or vanes radiating from a shaft: used as a source of power for grinding grain, pumping water, generating electricity, etc. 2. anything like a windmill, as a… … English World dictionary
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windmill — ► NOUN ▪ a building with sails or vanes that turn in the wind and generate power to grind corn, generate electricity, or draw water. ► VERB ▪ move (one s arms) in a manner suggestive of the sails of a windmill … English terms dictionary
Windmill — Wind mill , n. A mill operated by the power of the wind, usually by the action of the wind upon oblique vanes or sails which radiate from a horizontal shaft. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
windmill — (n.) c.1300, from WIND (Cf. wind) (n.1) + MILL (Cf. mill) (n.). Cf. Ger. Windmühle, Du. windmolen, Fr. moulin à vent (13c.). Verb meaning to swing the arms wildly is recorded from 1927 … Etymology dictionary
Windmill — A windmill is a machine that is powered by the energy of the wind. It is designed to convert the energy of the wind into more useful forms using rotating blades or sails. The term also refers to the structure it is commonly built on. In much of… … Wikipedia
Windmill — Recorded in the spellings of Wind Mill, Windmill, and Winmill, this unusual and long established name is English. It is residential for somebody who lived or worked at a windmill, or who came from one of the various places called Windmill in… … Surnames reference
windmill — /wind mil /, n. 1. any of various machines for grinding, pumping, etc., driven by the force of the wind acting upon a number of vanes or sails. 2. (loosely) a wind generator; wind plant. 3. Aeron. a small air turbine with blades, like those of an … Universalium
windmill — I. noun Date: 14th century 1. a. a mill or machine operated by the wind usually acting on oblique vanes or sails that radiate from a horizontal shaft; especially a wind driven water pump or electric generator b. the wind driven wheel of a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
