Older machines that used wind for milling and pumping, including post mills, tower mills, smock mills and wind pumps. A technology belongs here when its cited article describes a windmill or wind pump. These machines long pre-date electric power and ground grain, drained land and lifted water using the force of wind on sails or vanes. A technology is placed here by the mill or pump type the cited article names, whether the whole body turns into the wind or only the cap at the top.
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Windmill, Wikipedia
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A windmill is a machine operated by the force of wind acting on vanes or sails to mill grain (gristmills).
Windpump (Wikipedia)
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A windpump or drainage mill is a wind-driven device which is used for pumping water.
Wikipedia: Post mill
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The post mill is the earliest type of European windmill.
Wikipedia: Tower mill
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A tower mill is a type of vertical windmill consisting of a brick or stone tower, on which sits a wooden 'cap' or roof, which can rotate to bring the sails into the wind.
Wikipedia: Smock mill
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The smock mill is a type of windmill that consists of a sloping, horizontally weatherboarded, thatched, or shingled tower, usually with six or eight sides.
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