2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

windmill

noun

1: a mill that is powered by the wind

2: generator that extracts usable energy from winds [syn: {aerogenerator}, {wind generator}]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Windmill \Wind"mill'\, noun 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.
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