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  • bilby Me too. There's a quite distinctive windmill which is very much part of the Australian landscape, about the only redeeming feature of cattle stations. Apr 9, 2008

  • jennarenn Lovely! I approve of windmills in any form. Jan 27, 2008

  • treeseed Tilting at windmills is an English idiom which means "attacking imaginary enemies." The word “tilt,�? here, comes from jousting. This idiomatic phrase originated in the novel Don Quixote, and is often used today in reference to persistent engagement in a futile activity. At one point in the novel, Don Quixote fights windmills that he imagines to be giants.
    _Wikipedia
    Jan 26, 2008

‘tilting at windmills’ has been looked up 419 times, added to 6 lists, commented on 3 times, and is not a valid Scrabble word.