WINDMILL


Meaning of WINDMILL in English

/ ˈwɪndmɪl; NAmE / noun

1.

a building with machinery for grinding grain into flour that is driven by the power of the wind turning long arms (called sails )

2.

a tall thin structure with parts that turn round, used to change the power of the wind into electricity

3.

( BrE ) ( NAmE pin·wheel ) a toy with curved plastic parts that form the shape of a flower which turns round on the end of a stick when you blow on it

IDIOMS

see tilt verb

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.