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windmill

Machine that converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of adjustable sails

EntityQ38720

Also known as windmills · wind mill

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A windmill is a machine operated by the force of wind acting on vanes or sails to mill grain (gristmills). Windmills were used throughout the high medieval and early modern periods; the horizontal or panemone windmill first appeared in Persia during the 9th century, and the vertical windmill first appeared in northwestern Europe in the 12th century.

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Used by: miller
Has part(s) of the class: windmill sail
drive shaft to which a windmill's sails are affixed
Different from: Wiatrak, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
wind turbine
Has use: energy
Source of energy: wind power
SRGB color hex triplet: D2691E
OpenStreetMap tag: man_made=windmill

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