smock mill

noun

A windmill of which only the cap turns round to meet the wind. It is different from a post mill, whose whole building turns on a post.

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Meanings

nounsmock mill (plural smock mills)

plural smock mills

  1. A windmill of which only the cap turns round to meet the wind. It is different from a post mill, whose whole building turns on a post.

Translations

Dutch bovenkruier
  • bovenkruierwindmill with rotating cap
Esperanto platforma muelejo
  • platforma muelejowindmill with rotating cap
Finnish harakkamylly
  • harakkamyllywindmill with rotating cap
German Holländerwindmühle
  • Holländerwindmühlewindmill with rotating cap
Polish wiatrak holenderski
  • wiatrak holenderskiwindmill with rotating cap
Swedish holländare
  • holländarewindmill with rotating cap
Cite this entry
APA

smock mill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smock%20mill

MLA

“smock mill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smock%20mill. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “smock mill,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smock%20mill.

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