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UK
/wˈɪndmɪl/
]
[ US /ˈwɪndˌmɪɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈwɪndˌmɪɫ/ ]
NOUN
- a mill that is powered by the wind
- generator that extracts usable energy from winds
How To Use windmill In A Sentence
- He spent last week in Dublin Windmill Lane studious recording his album.
- He was an outstanding engineer who advised on building windmills, locks and ports.
- A windmill is used to crush grain into flour.
- So this exercise in tilting at windmills can't even be described as quixotic, since that would imply some expectation of success, however delusional. Redskins Insider Podcast -- The Washington Post
- But because of his serious dedication to knight errantry, DQ is able to spin all of the outrageous things that happen so that windmills and wineskins are giants and the inn is an enchanted castle. Great Comedic Partners « So Many Books
- You might call it tilting at windmills, but don’t say that to Neal Saiki, who holds a masters degree in aeronautical engineering and worked as a project manager at NASA developing high-altitude research vehicles, before founding Zero Motorcycles. Zero Motorcycles Electric Offroad Motorcycle
- As a patrician of Dordrecht and a patriot, he paid homage to Holland as a trim and handsome place where even the windmills rotated their sails with a Sunday sobriety; much as his contemporary Teniers depicted Flanders.
- As he entered the weather and slowed down for the instrument approach, the hydraulic system began cycling valves and reverting to backup systems due to the decay of windmilling RPM on the number two engine.
- Using ancient technology unique to the region, windmills grind the wheat harvested in June through September, the windy period during which wind speeds can get as high as 100 mph.
- The listing of the 45 ft former windmill is intended to protect the entire fabric of the building inside and out.