windmill

windmill
['wɪn(d)mɪl] 1. сущ.
1) ветряная мельница
2) ветряк, ветродвигатель; ветроэнергетическая установка

a pump operated by windmill — насос, приводимый в действие ветряком

3) авиа жарг. вертолёт
4) вертушка (детская игрушка)
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to fight windmills, to tilt at windmills — сражаться с ветряными мельницами, донкихотствовать

2. гл.
1)
а) вращать

His arms and legs were extraordinarily long and supple. He windmilled them at speed in improbable directions. — У него были необыкновенно длинные и гибкие руки и ноги. Он быстро вращал ими во все стороны.

Since he regarded the crutches as extensions of his arms, he had the habit of windmilling them about in moments of excitement. — Он считал костыли продолжением своих рук, поэтому у него была привычка размахивать ими во все стороны в минуты волнения.

б) вращаться
2) тех. авторотировать (вращаться под воздействием силы ветра, о лопастях воздушного винта)

Англо-русский современный словарь. 2014.

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