| 单词 | post mill |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspost mill post mill n. now historical a windmill pivoted on a post, so as to be turned round to catch the wind. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > mills > [noun] > windmill > types of post mill1755 post-windmill1755 smock windmill1795 smock-mill1802 stob-mill1882 aeromotor1892 1755 J. Smeaton Diary 17 June in Journey to Low Countries (1938) 4 In the Inside they differ in nothing from the common post mill in England, except that the Brake in that one I went into was made of a strong hoop of wood. 1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 122 To effect this [i.e. bringing the sails to the wind] two methods are in general use: the one called the post-mill; the other the smock-mill. 1934 Archit. Rev. 76 165/3 The Post mill is the earliest known form of mill. The structure is box-like in shape and carries the machinery and the sails. Supporting this structure is a single upright post on which the mill revolves. 1994 Science 6 May 855/3 The post mill at Aythorp Roding, Essex, fitted with a fantail on framing over the ladder with the tail pole shortened. < as lemmas |
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