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windmill

 noun
     
windmill
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wind‧mill [countable]
1TBTP a building or structure with parts that turn around in the wind, used for producing electrical power or crushing grain
2 British English a toy consisting of a stick with curved pieces of plastic at the end that turn around when they are blown [= pinwheel American English]
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