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- noun Plural form of
windmill . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
windmill .
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Examples
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Of course, anything to with alternate forms of power such as windmills is not without skeptics.
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The only efficient use for windmills is to generate mechanical power in locations far from power lines (such as a well-water pump in the middle of a huge ranch).
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » One Step Forward, One Step Back 2010
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However, we'll gladly put up big honkin 'windmills all over the place and litter hillsides with them.
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Yes, enhanced security of supply based on buying solar panels and windmills from the Chinese makes a lot of sense, doesn't it?
Technology Listings James Kirkup 2010
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“The thing with turbines and windmills is that you need wide open space, and you need it to be away from the city, because people don’t like the way they look,” explains chemical engineering major Rona Banai, chief student engineer of the Vibro-Wind group.
Transforming the Wind’s Vibrations into Electricity | Impact Lab 2010
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The last reason I’m not so sure about windmills is GE.
Boston Globe: Well, he ain’t getting any deader. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009
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I'm not into spinning at windmills, which is why I'm not supporting Obama either, even though I like him.
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No one down yonder has complained the windmills are a blight on the sweeping landscape.
Windmills…turbine energy a blight on landscape to some! « Julian Ayrs & Pop Culture 2008
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I have seen discussions about using solar energy but I'm interested in windmills.
windmills 2006
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"The big concern with the windmills is the noise - the sound of the slowly rotating blades," Gibbons said Thursday.
BangorDailyNews.com - News By Heather Steeves BDN Staff 2010
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