WINDMILL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does windmill mean? 

• WINDMILL (noun)
  The noun WINDMILL has 2 senses:

1. a mill that is powered by the wind

2. generator that extracts usable energy from winds

  Familiarity information: WINDMILL used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WINDMILL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A mill that is powered by the wind

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("windmill" is a kind of...):

grinder; mill; milling machinery (machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Generator that extracts usable energy from winds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

aerogenerator; wind generator; windmill

Hypernyms ("windmill" is a kind of...):

generator (engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction)

Meronyms (parts of "windmill"):

blade; vane (flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water)

 Context examples 

"And so nice of Annie Moffat not to forget her promise. A whole fortnight of fun will be regularly splendid," replied Jo, looking like a windmill as she folded skirts with her long arms.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)