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MOULIN PIVOT [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Constructed Works
  • Wind Energy
DEF

[A windmill whose] body ... is balanced on a large post and trestle [and] revolves to turn the blades into the wind.

OBS

This is the earliest type of European windmill.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de constructions
  • Énergie éolienne
DEF

Moulin à vent composé d'une cage en bois tournant sur un pivot vertical central afin d'orienter ses pales vers le vent.

OBS

Le moulin pivot. C'est la version la plus ancienne de moulin recensé en France à partir du XIIe siècle.

Spanish

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