cata-vento — meaning in English
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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
cata-vento 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.
- weather vane A mechanical device rotating around one axis and attached to an elevated object such as a roof for showing the direction of the wind.
- weathercock A weather vane, sometimes in the form of a cockerel.
- 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
- noun A structure with rotating sails that harnesses wind power to grind grain, pump water, or generate electricity.
- verb To rotate or swing something in a large circular motion, like the sails of a windmill.