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1) BBC Television programme 2) Breakdance move 3) British indie pop group 4) Chess tactic 5) Common mini-golf obstacle 6) Grinder 7) Mill 8) Mini-golf obstacle 9) Natural power generator 10) Quixote adversary 11) Short story by Poul Anderson
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- a mill that is powered by the wind
- generator that extracts usable energy from winds
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• (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.
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device for tapping the energy of the wind by means of sails mounted on a rotating shaft. The sails are mounted at an angle or are given a slight ... [5 related articles]
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Berkswell Windmill, West Midlands, England A wind energy conversion system (WECS) that is used to grind grain, and that typically has a high-solidity rotor; the term 'windmill' is often used to refer to all types of WECS. Windmills have been used by humans since at least 200 B.C. for gri...
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A WECS that is used to grind grain, and that typically has a high-solidity rotor; commonly used to refer to all types of WECS.
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A mill powered by the wind, used to grind material. There are several types - the post type first appears in the Medieval period, smock and tower are generally later. These rely upon a slight wind to turn sails, which turn internal machinery to turn millstones. In the event of high wind speeds damage may be caused to the machinery - so there are me...
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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.
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A figure in which the lady dances a grapevine on a circumference around the man, stepping side-back-side-forward using forward and back ocho technique and footwork.
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A windmill is a machine for grinding corn, pumping water etc., deriving its power from the pressure of the wind on its sails.
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Windmill is slang for the anus.
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n] - a mill that is powered by the wind 2. [n] - generator that extracts usable energy from winds
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[My Antonia] 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.
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A term at one time used to describe the action of a propeller when revolving freely under the forward airspeed of an aeroplane but without engine power. Also a colloquial term for the rotor of a gyroplane.
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aerogenerator noun generator that extracts usable energy from winds
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Click images to enlargeMill with sails or vanes that, by the action of wind upon them, drive machinery for grinding corn or pumping water, for example. Wind turbines, designed to use wind power on a large scale, usually have a propeller-type rotor mounted on a tall shell tower. The turbine drives a generator for produ...
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A device that uses wind power to mill grain into flour. But informally used as a synonym for wind generator or wind turbine, and to describe machines that pump water with wind power.
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A device that uses wind power to mill grain into flour. But informally used as a synonym for wind generator or wind turbine, and to describe machines that pump water with wind power.
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A WECS that is used to grind grain, and that typically has a high-solidity rotor; commonly used to refer to all types of WECS.
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