Words / A2

WINDM-il/ˈwɪndmɪl/

A windmill is a building with sails turned by the wind, once used to mill grain: an old windmill, windmill sails, visit a windmill. Wind turbine is the modern machine for electricity. Mill can also mean a factory. Do not write wind mill as two words, or window.

Meaning

A building with sails that turn in the wind, used to mill grain or make power.

Examples

• “The old windmill is now a small museum.”
• “Tourists climbed the hill to the windmill.”
• “The windmill no longer grinds flour, but the sails still turn.”

Good to know

an old windmill / windmill sails. Modern cousin: wind turbine. One word.

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