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molino de viento
A machine which translates linear motion of wind to rotational motion by means of adjustable vanes called sails.
Turbines have been around for a long time—windmills and water wheels are early examples. The name comes from the Latin turbo, meaning vortex, and thus the defining property of a tu…
molino de viento
The building or structure containing such machinery.
The home of the high-spirited French can-can has been laid temporarily low after the sails of the red-painted windmill on top of the Moulin Rouge, the most celebrated cabaret in Pa…
There was once a windmill and a baker's shop in the middle of Rabbitland. Three rabbits, Rodney, Rudolph and Rosie lived in the windmill.
molinillo de viento
A child's toy consisting of vanes mounted on a stick that rotate when blown by a person or by the wind.
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