Windmill
Awindmillis a machine that converts theenergy o windintae rotational energy bi means o vanes criedsails.[1][2]Oreeginally, windmills wur developed formillin grainfor fuid production. In the coorse o history, the windmill machinery wis adaptit tae mony ither industrial uises.[3]An important non-millin uise is tae pump watter, either for land drainage or tae extractgrundwatter.
References
[eedit|eedit soorce]- ↑"Mill definition".Thefreedictionary.com.Retrieved15 August2013.
- ↑"Windmill definition stating that a windmill is a mill or machine operated by the wind".Merriam-webster.com. 31 August 2012.Retrieved15 August2013.
- ↑Gregory, R. The Industrial Windmill in Britain. Phillimore, 2005