Definition of Windmell
Wind"mill` (?), 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. Chaucer.
Wind"mill` (?), 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. Chaucer.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A machine which translates linear motion of wind to rotational motion by means of adjustable vanes called sails.
- The structure containing such machinery.
- A child's toy consisting of vanes mounted on a stick that rotate when blown by a person or by the wind.
- To rotate with a sweeping motion.
She ran down the hill, windmilling her arms with glee.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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