windmill

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Related terms 1.5 See also

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windmill (plural windmills)

1. A machine which translates linear motion of wind to rotational motion by means of adjustable vanes called sails.
2. The structure containing such machinery.
3. A child's toy consisting of vanes mounted on a stick that rotate when blown by a person or by the wind.
4. (basketball) A dunk where the dunker swings his arm in a circular motion before throwing the ball through the hoop.
5. A guitar move where the strumming hand mimics a turning windmill.

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to windmill (third-person singular simple present windmills, present participle windmilling, simple past and past participle windmilled)

1. To rotate with a sweeping motion.

   She ran down the hill, windmilling her arms with glee.

2. Of a rotating part of a machine, to become disengaged and rotate freely.

   The axle broke and the wheel windmilled in place briefly before careening through the wall.

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• mill
• molinology

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• windpump