Windmill
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“If I do not complain of the pain," says Don Quixote, after the disastrous chance of the windmills, “it is because a knight-errant must never complain of his wounds, though his bowels were dropping out through them."--The History of Chivalry (1826) by Charles Mills |
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A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important application was to pump water. Windmills used for generating electricity are commonly known as wind turbines.
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See also
- Don Quixote
- Éolienne Bollée
- History of wind power
- Horse mill
- List of windmills
- Mill (heraldry)
- Molinology
- Sustainable energy
- Sustainable living
- Tide mill
- Watermill
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