windmill pump

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• windmill — /wind mil /, n. 1. any of various machines for grinding, pumping, etc., driven by the force of the wind acting upon a number of vanes or sails. 2. (loosely) a wind generator; wind plant. 3. Aeron. a small air turbine with blades, like those of an …   Universalium

• windmill — I. noun Date: 14th century 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• windmill — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. rotating wheel, wind driven wheel, post mill, tower mill, wind charger, smock mill, water pump; see also mill 2 , pump …   English dictionary for students

• windmill — wind·mill || wɪnmɪl n. device which harnesses the power of the wind by means of large blades which rotate around a shaft from the force of the wind (especially used to pump water, power a millhouse, or generate electricity) …   English contemporary dictionary

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• wind pump — noun : a pump moved by a windmill * * * /wind/ a pump driven by a windmill. [1650 60] * * * wind pump noun A windmill driven pump • • • Main Entry: ↑wind * * * wind pump «wihnd», a pump operated by a windmill …   Useful english dictionary

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• Wind pump — Wind Wind (w[i^]nd, in poetry and singing often w[imac]nd; 277), n. [AS. wind; akin to OS., OFries., D., & G. wind, OHG. wint, Dan. & Sw. vind, Icel. vindr, Goth winds, W. gwynt, L. ventus, Skr. v[=a]ta (cf. Gr. ah ths a blast, gale, ah^nai to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English