moulin à vent — meaning in English

English meaning

• windmill noun A structure with rotating sails that harnesses wind power to grind grain, pump water, or generate electricity.

Senses

moulin à vent is used for these senses in English:

• pinwheel An artificial flower with a stem, usually plastic, for children: the flower spins round in the wind, like a small paper windmill.
• windmill The building or structure containing such machinery.

windmill — full definition

1. noun A structure with rotating sails that harnesses wind power to grind grain, pump water, or generate electricity.
2. verb To rotate or swing something in a large circular motion, like the sails of a windmill.

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