Definition of "wind-wheel" [wind-wheel]

• A wheel moved by the wind and used as a source of power, as in the windmill, wind-pump, etc. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "For a moment it looked as if it could not possibly clear the opposite cliff, and then that it could not possibly clear the wind-wheel that rotated beyond."
• "Round and round it went, the huge wind-wheel, and the little boy's head reeled with watching it."
• "It is not so very long since wind and water were the only motor powers, but those days are so clearly superseded that it is quite a surprising suggestion that a wind-wheel be attached to bicycles."