windmill
Building, Power
wind·mill /ˈwɪndˌmɪl/ noun [countableC] 1. 
TBTPa building or structure with parts that turn around in the wind, used for producing electrical power or crushing grain 风车；风车磨坊
TBTPa building or structure with parts that turn around in the wind, used for producing electrical power or crushing grain 风车；风车磨坊2. British EnglishBrEDGO a toy consisting of a stick with curved pieces of plastic at the end that turn around when they are blown 玩具风车 SYN American English pinwheel
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windmill• There was only one low hill in sight, and this had an old, disused windmill on it.• However, Cauldron Barn Farm, inland on a ridge by the former windmill, survives.• The subsidies will cover up to 40 percent of installation costs of new windmills.• Today, modern versions of windmills, called wind turbines, are used to create electricity.• In fact, the windmill provided too much power.• For centuries, traditional windmills harnessed the wind to drive machinery for grinding wheat into flour.• In some areas he could plant his land with windmills.
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- roll on roll off
- roll-on roll-off
- roll-ons
- roll on something
- roll on sth
- roll-out
- roll out
- roll out
- rollout
- roll out the red carpet/give somebody the red carpet treatment
- roll out the red carpet sb the red carpet treatment
- roll out the red carpet somebody the red carpet treatment
- roll out the red carpet the red carpet treatment
- roll out the red give sb the red carpet treatment
- roll out the red give somebody the red carpet treatment
- roll out the red give the red carpet treatment
- roll over
- rollover
- rollovers
- roll round
- roll-round
- rollround
- roll r's
- rolls