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windmill
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Learner's definition of WINDMILL
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1
: a structure that has parts which are turned around by the wind and that is used to produce power, pump water, etc.风车
2
tilt at windmills
wind·mill ˈwin(d)-ˌmil 
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 windmill
windmilled; windmilling; windmills
: to cause to move like a windmill
: to move like a windmill
especially : to spin from the force of wind
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
WSJ, 22 Apr. 2022 In lieu of that, the 57-year-old is constructing a windmill that will deliver power through a transformer back to the grid. Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online, 3 Sep. 2019 In 2017, the couple were featured in Architectural Digest along with a tour of their Hamptons home, which boasts a large functional windmill, colorful decor and a 15-foot grasshopper sculpture in the front yard. Lia Beck, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2022 The overhead windmill works on your hinge movements, a key component in activating your hips. Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 10 Aug. 2022 The visitor’s center is housed inside a windmill, one of several in town. WSJ, 1 Aug. 2022 Here the Wave are once again, tilting at a large windmill. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2022 Most of Zegwaard's herd of 180 cattle, mostly black and white Holstein-Friesians, graze in meadows close to a traditional Dutch windmill and large white wind turbines. Mike Corder, ajc, 10 July 2022 From the water, boaters may have seen the red house, old windmill, and cattle grazing atop the bluffs. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 4 July 2022 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 16 May 2022 The young center fielder stepped out of the batter’s box, grabbing at her shoulder, trying to windmill her arm in tiny circles. Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2022 On his first dunk, Green relied on Rockets rookie teammate Josh Christopher to deliver a pass to him off the side of the backboard while Green raced down the baseline, attempted to catch the ball, put it between his legs then windmill it home. Matt Young, Chron, 19 Feb. 2022 The town’s only grocery store is down the road, and beyond that, windmills tower over distant hills. Kevin Krause, Dallas News, 24 May 2020 But as batteries, solar panels, and windmills all continue to get cheaper and more efficient, that calculus should change. Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 22 May 2020 But has anyone in dunk-contest history snatched a pass one-handed, spun midair — keeping control of the ball — and windmilled it into the hoop with such vengeance? Phil Thompson, SFChronicle.com, 16 Feb. 2020 Singer Roger Daltrey, windmilling guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon were 15 years away from induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — which itself wasn’t even an idea at the time. Chuck Yarborough, cleveland.com, 3 Sep. 2019 Look for the Pancakes & Waffles windmills in front of Indiana Farmers Coliseum. Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 7 Aug. 2019 See More
Noun
Every windmill represents a net energy loss if the construction and supply chain is taken into account. WSJ, 22 Apr. 2022 In lieu of that, the 57-year-old is constructing a windmill that will deliver power through a transformer back to the grid. Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online, 3 Sep. 2019 In 2017, the couple were featured in Architectural Digest along with a tour of their Hamptons home, which boasts a large functional windmill, colorful decor and a 15-foot grasshopper sculpture in the front yard. Lia Beck, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2022 The overhead windmill works on your hinge movements, a key component in activating your hips. Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 10 Aug. 2022 The visitor’s center is housed inside a windmill, one of several in town. WSJ, 1 Aug. 2022 Here the Wave are once again, tilting at a large windmill. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2022 Most of Zegwaard's herd of 180 cattle, mostly black and white Holstein-Friesians, graze in meadows close to a traditional Dutch windmill and large white wind turbines. Mike Corder, ajc, 10 July 2022 From the water, boaters may have seen the red house, old windmill, and cattle grazing atop the bluffs. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 4 July 2022 Verb
All the same, Antonoff wears muscle shirts onstage and jumps off stacks of amps and pumps his fist in the air and plays windmill chords on his Gretsch Princess guitar. Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 16 May 2022 The young center fielder stepped out of the batter’s box, grabbing at her shoulder, trying to windmill her arm in tiny circles. Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2022 On his first dunk, Green relied on Rockets rookie teammate Josh Christopher to deliver a pass to him off the side of the backboard while Green raced down the baseline, attempted to catch the ball, put it between his legs then windmill it home. Matt Young, Chron, 19 Feb. 2022 The town’s only grocery store is down the road, and beyond that, windmills tower over distant hills. Kevin Krause, Dallas News, 24 May 2020 But as batteries, solar panels, and windmills all continue to get cheaper and more efficient, that calculus should change. Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 22 May 2020 But has anyone in dunk-contest history snatched a pass one-handed, spun midair — keeping control of the ball — and windmilled it into the hoop with such vengeance? Phil Thompson, SFChronicle.com, 16 Feb. 2020 Singer Roger Daltrey, windmilling guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon were 15 years away from induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — which itself wasn’t even an idea at the time. Chuck Yarborough, cleveland.com, 3 Sep. 2019 Look for the Pancakes & Waffles windmills in front of Indiana Farmers Coliseum. Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 7 Aug. 2019 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
1914, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
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