windmill
/ˈwɪndmɪl/noun
उच्चारण विन्ड्मिल
पवनचक्की
Basic word
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[C]
a building with machinery for grinding grain into flour that is driven by the power of the wind turning a set of long arms (called sails)
पवनचक्की
- an old windmill in the Netherlands
- The old windmill still grinds corn for the village.
- Tourists took photographs of the white windmill by the canal.
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- A windmill's sails turn slowly in the breeze.
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[C]
a tall thin structure with parts that turn round, used to change the power of the wind into electricity
पवन-टरबाइन, पवनचक्की (बिजली बनाने वाली)
- Rows of windmills stand on the hills near Kanyakumari.
- Windmills on the ridge generate power for thousands of homes.
- Tamil Nadu has many windmills along the coast.
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- A row of windmills turned slowly against the sunset.
Synonyms wind turbine
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[C] British
a toy with plastic or paper sails that turn round on the end of a stick when you blow on them
फिरकी (खिलौना)
- The children bought paper windmills at the fair.
- The little girl ran with her windmill held high.
- He made a windmill from a sheet of coloured paper.
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- The windmill spun when the children blew on it.
Synonyms pinwheel
¶Idioms 1
tilt at windmills
to waste your energy attacking enemies or problems that do not really exist
काल्पनिक शत्रुओं से लड़ना, व्यर्थ की लड़ाई लड़ना
- Complaining about the weather is just tilting at windmills.
- He spent years tilting at windmills instead of solving real problems.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
⌂Word origin and word building
From the novel Don Quixote by Cervantes, whose hero attacks windmills because he thinks they are giants.
यह idiom Cervantes के उपन्यास Don Quixote से आया है, जिसका नायक पवनचक्कियों को दानव समझकर उन पर हमला कर देता है।