Windmills are turbines with long wings. The wings rotate and generate electricity. 

Uses of windmills are

  1. To pump water from the ground
  2. To mill grains 
  3. To generate electricity.
  4. To extract oil from seeds
  5. To grind spices
  6. To process commodities like tobacco, cocoa, dyes
  7. To irrigate crops
  8. To saw woods or chop hay
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CA Maninder Singh is a Chartered Accountant for the past 14 years and a teacher from the past 18 years. He teaches Science, Economics, Accounting and English at Teachoo