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Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot

Synonyymit

Ääntäminen

  • ÄäntäminenUS:
    • IPA: [ˈwɪnd.ˌmɪɫ]
  • UK:
    • IPA: /ˈwɪnd.mɪl/
  • US:
    • IPA: /ˈwɪnd.mɪl/
  • Tuntematon aksentti:
    • IPA: /ˈwɪn.ˌmɪɫ/

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Windmill näyttäisi olevan yhdyssana. Kokeile hakea yhdyssanan osia erikseen:

Määritelmät

Substantiivit

  1. A machine which translates linear motion of wind to rotational motion by means of adjustable vanes called sails.
  2. The structure containing such machinery.
  3. A child's toy consisting of vanes mounted on a stick that rotate when blown by a person or by the wind.
  4. (basketball) A dunk where the dunker swings his arm in a circular motion before throwing the ball through the hoop.
  5. A guitar move where the strumming hand mimics a turning windmill.
  6. (juggling) The false shower.

Verbit

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To rotate (itself) with a sweeping motion.
  2. (intransitive) Of a rotating part of a machine, to (become disengaged and) rotate freely.

Esimerkit

  • 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 turbine is that a fluid or gas turns the blades of a rotor, which is attached to a shaft that can perform useful work.
  • She ran down the hill, windmilling her arms with glee.
  • True to her word, her hips windmilled in a frenzy.
  • As the Pirate Captain strained at the ham, the whale began to spasm and buck about in the water. Its tail thrashed wildly up and down. Its flippers windmilled in the air uselessly.
  • The axle broke and the wheel windmilled in place briefly before careening through the wall.
  • When he went to switch on his rotary engine again, the Le Rhone refused to pick up. Nothing happened! The propeller simply windmilled in the slip stream. Garros knew immediately what was wrong and cursed himself for his imbecility.
  • The propeller windmilled in front of them. Creede tried to start the engine. It growled like something angry, died away. "We're ... gonna have to ... ride this thing ... to the ground."
  • [...] the propeller blade on number-four engine windmilled in the air stream. "I wasn't too concerned about it, really," recalls Butchart. "B-29 engines are not all that dependable."

Taivutusmuodot

Partisiipin perfektiwindmilled
Imperfektiwindmilled
Partisiipin preesenswindmilling
Monikkowindmills
Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesenswindmills

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