windmill

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  1. noun A machine that runs on the energy generated by a wheel of adjustable blades or slats rotated by the wind.
  2. noun Something, such as a toy pinwheel, that is similar to a windmill in appearance or operation.
  3. intransitive and transitive verb To move or cause to move like the wheel of a windmill; rotate sweepingly.

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  1. from Middle English windmille, windmelle, windmulle, windmilne, wyndemylne = Dutch windmolen = Middle High German wintmül, German windmühle; from wind + mill, n.
 

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/ˈwɪndmɪl/
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