windmill B1 Topic:Energy & Industry US /ˈwɪndˌmɪl/ UK /ˈwɪn(d)mɪl/ See IPA manual Freq #18331 Meanings 1 noun a machine that uses wind-driven sails or blades to provide power, especially for grinding grain or pumping water The old windmill once ground flour for the entire village. 2 noun the building that contains a wind-powered mill They restored the stone windmill beside the fields. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a machine that uses... wind-powered mill 2 noun · the building that contains... mill building More wind machine Word family Forms windmills Related forms millwind turbinewindpump Etymology From Middle English windmille, a compound of wind and mill. The name describes a mill whose machinery is driven by the force of moving air rather than water, animals, or people. Topics Energy & Industry External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # windmill **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈwɪndˌmɪl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈwɪn(d)mɪl/ **Frequency rank:** 18331 ## Meanings 1. a machine that uses wind-driven sails or blades to provide power, especially for grinding grain or pumping water 2. the building that contains a wind-powered mill ## Examples - The old windmill once ground flour for the entire village. - They restored the stone windmill beside the fields. ## Synonyms - wind-powered mill - wind machine ## Related Forms - mill - wind turbine - windpump ## Etymology From Middle English windmille, a compound of wind and mill. The name describes a mill whose machinery is driven by the force of moving air rather than water, animals, or people. ## Topics - Energy & Industry markdown