WINDMILL

[noun] [C] - a building or structure with large blades on the outside which, when turned by the force of the wind, provide the power for getting water out of the ground or crushing grainGift shops in Holland are full of wooden shoes and miniature windmills.See picture: MillsA windmill is also a wind turbine. See at wind (CURRENT OF AIR).A windmill (US also pinwheel) is also a child's toy which consists of a stick with brightly coloured pieces of plastic at one end which turn around when you blow them or hold the toy in the wind.