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  1. Windmill - Wikipedia

    A windmill is a machine operated by the force of wind acting on vanes or sails to mill grain (gristmills), pump water, generate electricity, or drive other machinery. [1]

  2. Windmill | Definition, History, Types, & Facts | Britannica

    Sep 20, 2025 · Windmill, device for tapping the energy of the wind by means of sails mounted on a rotating shaft. The sails are mounted at an angle or are given a slight twist so that the force …

  3. Meeting scheduled to talk windmills in Pickens, Helvetia

    May 2, 2025 · Officials in Helvetia and Pickens, two small towns in Randolph County, West Virginia, are encouraging landowners to attend a meeting on Saturday to learn more about a …

  4. Windmill | Open-source developer platform and workflow engine

    Turn scripts into auto-generated UIs, APIs and cron jobs. Compose them as workflows or data pipelines. Build complex, data-intensive apps with ease. Write and deploy software 10x faster, …

  5. How Do Wind Turbines Work? | Department of Energy

    Wind turbines work on a simple principle: instead of using electricity to make wind—like a fan—wind turbines use wind to make electricity. Wind turns the propeller-like blades of a …

  6. Windmills on the American Plains - U.S. National Park Service

    May 10, 2019 · Decreasing demand for windmills almost eliminated the windmill market. By the 1960’s, most windmills were sold to developing nations around the world or to three specific …

  7. What is WindMill? Its Diagram and How it Works - Mech Lesson

    A windmill is a structure that converts wind power into rotational energy through its sails, used specifically for grain milling, pumping (windpumps), and power generation (wind turbines).

  8. Decorative Windmills at Lowes.com

    Find decorative windmills at Lowe's today. Shop decorative windmills and a variety of lawn & garden products online at Lowes.com.

  9. WINDMILL Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of WINDMILL is a mill or machine operated by the wind usually acting on oblique vanes or sails that radiate from a horizontal shaft; especially : a wind-driven water pump or …

  10. History of Windmills - Ancient Windmills

    Windmills represent one of the key pieces of technology that enabled our ancestors to transform the power of the wind into a physical force that can be used for countless things, from most …