windmill
Grain-grinding vanes
A windmill is a structure with large blades or sails that rotate when wind strikes them, traditionally used to grind grain or pump water.
Modern wind turbines generate electricity on the same principle.
To tilt at windmills is to fight imaginary enemies or futile battles, from Don Quixote's attack on windmills he mistook for giants.
As a verb, to windmill is to rotate the arms in wide circles: She windmilled her arms to keep her balance.
Tall slender edifice
- sailsWind-catching boat fabric
- bladesSharp flat cutting parts
- vaneWind direction indicator
- nacelleAircraft engine housing
hub · shaft · gears · cap · fantail · rotor · foundation · lattice
Of the Middle Ages
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- flourMilled grain powder
- sailsWind-catching boat fabric
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
restoration · museum · landmark · craftsmanship · fantail · hopper
Northwestern European constitutional monarchy
- tulipsBulb-grown ornamental flowers
- polderDiked tract below sea level
- HollandWestern Dutch region
- AmsterdamCapital of Netherlands
canal · dike · Delft · clogs · bicycle · flatland · drainage · reclamation
Blade-driven energy converter
- renewableCapable of restoration
- windfarmGrouped turbines generating electricity
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
- generationAge-defined peer group
windpower · megawatt · nacelle · rotor · grid · carbon-free · sustainability · clean
Cereal plant's harvest unit
- flourMilled grain powder
- gristGrain to be milled
- hopperTapered dispensing container
- grindingMolar action sometimes
wheat · corn · cereal · meal · sifting · bolting · threshing · winnowing
Liquid removal system
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- polderDiked tract below sea level
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
- wellDug water source
aquifer · borehole · aeration · water table · livestock · ranch · tank
Revolving around an axis
- bladesSharp flat cutting parts
- turningAct of rotating
- revolvingTurning around a center
- rotationTurning on an axis
axis · rotor · angular · torque · pitch · yaw · sweep · circumference
Rural area beyond towns
- farmhouseDwelling on agricultural land
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
horizon · agriculture · harvest · irrigation · pumping · drainage · pastoral · scenic
tower
Tall slender edifice
nacelle · hub · shaft · gears · cap · fantail · rotor · foundation · lattice · frame
medieval
Of the Middle Ages
heritage · restoration · museum · landmark · craftsmanship · fantail · hopper
Netherlands
Northwestern European constitutional monarchy
Amsterdam · canal · dike · Delft · clogs · bicycle · flatland · drainage · reclamation · heritage
turbine
Blade-driven energy converter
- renewableCapable of restoration
- windfarmGrouped turbines generating electricity
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
generation · windpower · megawatt · nacelle · rotor · grid · carbon-free · sustainability · clean · green
grain
Cereal plant's harvest unit
grinding · wheat · corn · cereal · meal · sifting · bolting · threshing · winnowing
drainage
Liquid removal system
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- polderDiked tract below sea level
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
well · aquifer · borehole · aeration · water table · livestock · ranch · tank
spinning
Revolving around an axis
rotation · axis · rotor · angular · torque · pitch · yaw · sweep · circumference
countryside
Rural area beyond towns
- farmhouseDwelling on agricultural land
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
landscape · horizon · agriculture · harvest · irrigation · pumping · drainage · pastoral · scenic · prairie
- farm lifefarm, farmer, farmers, farming, barn
- countryside scenesmeadow, cottage, countryside, village, garden
- English Countrysidecottages, village green, village fete, farmhouses, country pub
- Old Europecobblestones, cobblestone streets, archways, gas lamps, timber frames
- Old Villagethatched cottage, cobblestone street, blacksmith shop, town square, church steeple
- round/rotating thingssteering wheel, bicycle wheel, car wheel, wagon wheel, skateboard wheel
windmillwaterwheel
River-powered rotating mechanism
hydroelectric dam · solar panel · steam engine · nuclear reactor · treadmill
windmillfan
Admirer or air mover
electric fan · blower · air conditioner · bellows · propeller
- tilting at windmillsAttacking nonexistent threats
- windmill sails
- tilt at windmillsFight nonexistent opponents
- Dutch windmillRotating tower for milling
- windmill dunkCircular-arm basketball slam
- tilted at windmillsFought imaginary foes