Assertion: windmill | /r/CapableOf | convert wind energy
Facets:
value: to electricity
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: for such tasks as milling grain
type: PURPOSE
value: into rotational energy
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: into mechanical energy
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Windmills convert wind energy directly into mechanical energy for such tasks as milling grain--the source of the term--or pumping water, which is usually the purpose of windmills you see on farms.
text: It converts the wind's energy into rotational energy.
text: Windmills are simple machines that use wind to turn the rotating blades and, thus, convert wind energy to electricity.