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Some windmills were made to grind flour others were made for other purposes.

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Why were windmills built in the 1800?

to pump water; to grind grain


What do windmills do to make bread?

Windmills grind grain such as wheat into flour, the flour is used by a bakery to make bread.


What uses energy to from the wind to pump water and grind grains?

Windmills!


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What is used to drain water from land or grind corn in the Netherlands?

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Mainly to grind corn and other seeds, turning them to flour.


What are the two uses of windmills?

Traditionally windmills have been used to grind grain for flour. In some places they pump water, for instance to drain low lying land, which is why the Netherlands became famous for windmills.


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Windmills are needed usually to grind corn into wheat using wind-power. The main reason of using wind-power is because to grind corn needs a huge amount of energy and it would cost more to grind the corn into wheat than the actual price of the wheat. Nowadays windmills are not used and instead other ways are use to grind corn which are more power-efficient and therefore do not need much power and so can be powered from the grid


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I am sure some windmills were used to grind flour, however the majority were used a pumps to keep the land drained.


Do windmills make wind?

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