girandola — meaning in English

English meaning

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

Senses

girandola 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.
• spinner Agent noun of spin; someone or something who spins.
• windmill A child's toy consisting of vanes mounted on a stick that rotate when blown by a person or by the wind.

spinner — full definition

1. noun Someone who or something that spins.
2. noun Someone who spins yarn from loose fiber.
3. noun A conical fairing near the hub of some aircraft propellers or turbofan fans.
4. noun A device that is spun in games to choose a number or symbol.

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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