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windmill

2 entries found.



Main Entry:
1wind·mill Listen to the pronunciation of 1windmill
Pronunciation:
\ˈwin(d)-ˌmil\
Function:
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 windmill2: something that resembles or suggests a windmill; especially : a calisthenic exercise that involves alternately lowering each outstretched hand to touch the toes of the opposite foot3[from the episode in Don Quixote by Cervantes in which the hero attacks windmills under the illusion that they are giants] : an imaginary wrong, evil, or opponent —usually used in the phrase to tilt at windmills


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