Sentence examples for first windmill from inspiring English sources

The first windmill, a rusty Erector set of a thing, began decomposing in the late forties, after electricity came.

The first windmill to drive a generator was built in 1890 by P. LaCour in Denmark, using patent sails and twin fantails on a steel tower.

He joined the military, and while stationed in the Pacific during World War II made his first windmill from parts of a junked B-29 bomber, to power a giant washing machine for soldiers' clothes.

He built his first windmill to power a large washing machine for soldiers' clothing while he was serving in the Pacific during World War II in the Army Air Corps.

Within 30 minutes you've hit the first windmill (which is a private residence, so don't knock on the door) and the Amsterdam city limits at the Kleine Kalf (Little Cow) cafe.

The first windmill used for the production of electricity was built in Scotland in July 1887 by Prof James Blyth of Anderson's College, Glasgow (the precursor of Strathclyde University).

The first windmills with a reliable historical record were vertical axis machines in Iran and Afghanistan early in the Islamic era.

The first windmills in England began to appear along the south and east coasts in the 12th century, expanding in number in the 13th, adding to the mechanised power available to the manors.

A second windmill stood nearby and has been confused with Vine's Mill in some sources.

The fire was declared not to have been a case of arson; Little is known of the fourth windmill, said to have been a vertical axle windmill designed by Stephen Hooper.

Engineering Power From the Gulf (of Maine) The first floating windmill in the United States went online Friday.