windmill n 1: a mill that is powered by the wind 2: generator that extracts usable energy from winds [syn: {windmill}, {aerogenerator}, {wind generator}]
Windmill \Wind"mill`\, n. A mill operated by the power of the wind, usually by the action of the wind upon oblique vanes or sails which radiate from a horizontal shaft. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]