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風車 — meaning in English

fuusha

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English meaning

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

Senses

風車 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 A child's toy consisting of vanes mounted on a stick that rotate when blown by a person or by the wind.

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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