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Definition of Windmill
1. Noun. A mill that is powered by the wind.
2. Noun. Generator that extracts usable energy from winds.
Definition of Windmill
1. 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.
2. 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.
Definition of Windmill
1. Noun. A machine which translates linear motion of wind to rotational motion by means of adjustable vanes called sails. ¹
2. Noun. The structure containing such machinery. ¹
3. Noun. A child's toy consisting of vanes mounted on a stick that rotate when blown by a person or by the wind. ¹
4. Noun. (basketball) A dunk where the dunker swings his arm in a circular motion before throwing the ball through the hoop. ¹
5. Noun. A guitar move where the strumming hand mimics a turning windmill. ¹
6. Noun. (juggling) The false shower. ¹
7. Verb. (transitive intransitive) To rotate (itself) with a sweeping motion. ¹
8. Verb. (intransitive) Of a rotating part of a machine, to (become disengaged and) rotate freely. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Windmill
1. to rotate solely under the force of a passing airstream [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Windmill
1. 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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