aeromotor

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noun

A windmill, windpump or similar device powered by the wind

OriginEnglish motor ← Middle English motour ← Latin mōtor →
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Meanings

nounaeromotor (plural aeromotors)

plural aeromotors

  1. A windmill, windpump or similar device powered by the wind

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*auhḗr
  4. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)
  5. Ancient Greekἀέρος (aéros)
  6. Englishaero-
  7. Latinmōtor
  8. Middle Englishmotour
  9. Englishmotor
  10. Englishaeromotor

From aero- + motor.

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APA

aeromotor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aeromotor

MLA

“aeromotor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aeromotor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aeromotor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aeromotor.

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