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Ghost town in Woodlands County, Alberta, Canada
Windfall Windfall is a former unincorporated community and ghost town in the northwest portion of central Alberta, Canada within Woodlands County. It
Windfall,_Alberta
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up windfall in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Windfall or Windfalls may refer to: Windfall (1935 film), adaptation of R. C. Sherriff's 1933 play
Windfall
Municipal district in Alberta, Canada
Woodlands County is a municipal district in north-central Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division No. 13, its municipal office is located outside
Woodlands_County
Canadian province of Alberta since it was created in 1905. Three were Liberal, three belonged to the United Farmers of Alberta, three were Social Credit
List_of_premiers_of_Alberta
The Canadian province of Alberta holds elections to its unicameral legislative body, the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The maximum period between general
List of Alberta general elections
List_of_Alberta_general_elections
River in Alberta, Canada
Windfall Creek Willson Creek Sawtooth Creek South James River Parker Creek Teepee Pole Creek Stony Creek Burnstick Lake Pekse Creek List of Alberta rivers
James_River_(Alberta)
localities in Alberta List of municipal districts in Alberta List of municipalities in Alberta List of towns in Alberta List of villages in Alberta Ghost towns
List of ghost towns in Alberta
List_of_ghost_towns_in_Alberta
General election in Alberta, Canada
The 1959 Alberta general election was held on June 18, 1959, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Ernest C. Manning, in his fifth
1959_Alberta_general_election
Payments from federal to provincial governments
were brought into the fiscal capacity calculation; In 1975, 2⁄3 of the windfall revenues caused by the 1973 oil crisis were excluded from the calculation;
Equalization payments in Canada
Equalization_payments_in_Canada
general, is a place that is settled by humans. In the Canadian province of Alberta, a locality is an unincorporated place, community, or area with a limited
List_of_localities_in_Alberta
River in Alberta, Canada
The Athabasca River (French: Rivière Athabasca) in Alberta, Canada, originates at the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park and flows more than 1
Athabasca_River
Canadian businessman and author (born 1954)
2007 for $110 million. O'Leary later sold his shares, which yielded a windfall profit exceeding $4.5 million through realized capital gains, with his
Kevin_O'Leary
Regulation, Alta Reg 139/2007". Retrieved December 11, 2013. "Alberta's carbon-tax windfall dilemma". The Globe and Mail. April 9, 2013. Archived from the
Carbon_pricing_in_Canada
American politician (born 1954)
2023). "How R.F.K. Jr. Has Turned His Public Crusades Into a Private Windfall". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 9, 2025. Wesoff
Robert_F._Kennedy_Jr.
bar" in Kwak'wala Coglistiko River: "stream coming from small jack-pine windfalls" in the Carrier language Colquitz River: "waterfall" in North Straits
List of place names in Canada of Indigenous origin
List_of_place_names_in_Canada_of_Indigenous_origin
Brewery based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
breweries went on strike. This proved to be a windfall for Big Rock, as it was the only beer available in Alberta that summer, and production quickly grew
Big_Rock_Brewery
1986 film by Hal Needham
ensure BMX star Bart Taylor has an easy road to victory and a financial windfall for Mongoose Racing, Bart's sponsor. Numerous BMX racers show up for Helltrack
Rad_(film)
Canadian businessman and politician
duty on his estate, at almost $1 million, was a welcome windfall for the province of Alberta, and the revenue helped to offset the loss from suspending
Patrick_Burns_(businessman)
Phenomenon in Canadian politics
politics, refers to the notion that the Western provinces—British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba—have been marginalized within the Confederation
Western_alienation
3rd episode of the 1st season of The Last of Us
for the episode took place in the former Beachwood area of High River, Alberta, in September 2021; production designer John Paino and his team constructed
Long, Long Time (The Last of Us)
Long,_Long_Time_(The_Last_of_Us)
Species of passerine birds
ISBN 0-7136-3961-X. Federation of Alberta Naturalists (2007). The Atlas of Breeding Birds of Alberta: A Second Look. Edmonton: Federation of Alberta Naturalists. ISBN 978-0-9696134-9-7
Common_starling
Canadian pipeline company
at Windfall Jct, Whitecourt, and Glenevis. By the end of 1990, Peace Pipe Line's system was directly serving 27 crude oil fields between Alberta and
Peace_Pipe_Line
Type of taxation in Canada
Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Every province except Alberta has implemented either a provincial sales tax or the Harmonized Sales Tax
Sales_taxes_in_Canada
Canadian politician and journalist (born 1968)
Society Foundations and Pete Peterson's utilization of a US$1 billion windfall from Blackstone Inc. to fund political efforts to limiting entitlement
Chrystia_Freeland
Equatoguinean politician (born 1972)
increment of 7.2% in non-oil revenues in 2018. With the country's oil windfall and the efforts of him as Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons, Equatorial
Gabriel_Mbega_Obiang_Lima
Season of American television series
USA Today. p. 3D. Donlon, Brian (November 13, 1991). "NBC's hurricane windfall". Life. USA Today. p. 3D. Donlon, Brian (November 20, 1991). "'60 Minutes'
Law_&_Order_season_2
Canadian pension fund manager
Board - 2023 Annual Report" (PDF). Retrieved 9 October 2024. "CPPIB scoops windfall as Microsoft buys Skype for $8.5-billion". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved
CPP_Investments
American artist
commemorate the 25th anniversary of Alaska statehood in 1984. Wallen's Windfall Fisherman, a life-size Alaska brown bear in bronze, was selected and stands
R._T._Wallen
Naturally occurring combustible liquid
extend civil liberties but reduce political rights in the presence of oil windfalls to evade redistribution and conflict". Petroleum production has been linked
Petroleum
Species of mustelid
includes wheat, oats, maize and occasionally barley. Fruits taken include windfall apples, pears, plums, blackberries, bilberries, raspberries, cherries,
European_badger
denouncing alleged corruption in the Liberal government, resulted in a major windfall for the Tories. They won 211 seats, three more than their previous record
1984 Canadian federal election
1984_Canadian_federal_election
Retrieved 28 October 2019. Donlon, Brian (November 13, 1991). "NBC's hurricane windfall". Life. USA Today. p. 3D. Dallas psychic eyes, United Press International
List of Unsolved Mysteries episodes
List_of_Unsolved_Mysteries_episodes
Television station carried by satellite
among cable providers, a Cox Communications official projected "a total windfall" for Turner but at increased costs. WTBS continued simulcasting TBS outside
Superstation
American multinational technology company
Century: How Michael Dell Turned His Declining PC Business Into A $40 Billion Windfall". Forbes. Retrieved November 22, 2021. "Dell to Buy EMC for $67 Billion"
Dell
British multinational research firm
The Diplomat, 29 March 2015 "Oil price has sector’s investors eyeing a windfall" Financial Times, 22 May 2018 "Pfizer to Stop Selling Vaccines in China
BMI_(company)
King of Saudi Arabia from 1975 to 1982
coupled with the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis, created a financial windfall that fueled development and led to a commercial and economic boom in the
Khalid_of_Saudi_Arabia
Luxembourg place name WGPSN Windfall 2°06′S 43°24′W / 2.1°S 43.4°W / -2.1; -43.4 (Windfall) 17.9 1976 Canada (Alberta) place name WGPSN Wink 6°36′S
List_of_craters_on_Mars:_O–Z
Jim Parker October 17, 1966 (1966-10-17) 15.26 The Darlings come into a windfall of $300, so they stop by Mayberry to find brides for Briscoe's sons. Last
List of The Andy Griffith Show episodes
List_of_The_Andy_Griffith_Show_episodes
American utility company
shareholders losing out, and PG&E called the proposal an "unjustified windfall". Later PG&E reached an agreement with the bondholders and the committee
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Pacific_Gas_and_Electric_Company
Form of consumption tax
collected in British Columbia (7%), Manitoba (7%) and Saskatchewan (6%). Alberta and all three territories do not collect either a HST or PST. VAT was introduced
Value-added_tax
tornado touched down north of Wheatley, Ontario, striking the hamlet of Windfall, Ontario. August 2 - an F0 tornado struck Hecks Corner, Ontario, near Prescott
List of Canadian tornadoes and tornado outbreaks (pre-2000)
List_of_Canadian_tornadoes_and_tornado_outbreaks_(pre-2000)
Alcoholic beverage retailer in Ontario, Canada
main benefit would be the billions of dollars that would be the immediate windfall from any sale. This sale would only deliver a one-time profit, and the
Liquor Control Board of Ontario
Liquor_Control_Board_of_Ontario
Results of the 41st Canadian federal election
the NDP, retaining only five seats in that province. The NDP had a major windfall, emerging as a truly national party for the first time in its 50-year history
Results breakdown of the 2011 Canadian federal election
Results_breakdown_of_the_2011_Canadian_federal_election
2002 novel by Jeffrey Eugenides
ever happened to us." The diner was insured and the Stephanides gain a windfall payout. Middlesex is written in the form of a memoir, and switches between
Middlesex_(novel)
Rappeport, Alan; Abi-Habib, Maria (October 9, 2025). "Big Investors Await Windfall From Trump's Argentina Bailout". The New York Times.{{cite news}}: CS1
Foreign policy of the second Trump administration
Foreign_policy_of_the_second_Trump_administration
British group of retail businesses
demutualising as many of the public preferred the short-term financial gain of the windfall payment over the perceived lack of benefits from the mutual model. For
The_Co-operative_Group
Prime Minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003
impression on public opinion after a shaky start as leader, reaped a major windfall after Mulroney introduced an unpopular Goods and Services Tax (GST), which
Jean_Chrétien
American political activist (1891–1972)
Draper converted his equity in The Draper Company into a $100,000,000 windfall investment in Rockwell International preferred stock, when Rockwell expanded
Wickliffe_Draper
Canadian government payment transfer program
economist Livio Di Matteo, this will result in 'a particularly large windfall to Alberta.' The CHT, which is set to top $36 billion in 2016-17, is now divided
Canada_Health_Transfer
Television station in Miami
2022 – via Newspapers.com. Mann, Pete (December 20, 1962). "University Windfall Going to Research". The Miami Herald. p. C1. Archived from the original
WSVN
Tax on property, particularly real estate
city's budget has stayed relatively constant. In Alberta, property taxes have existed since 1905, when Alberta became a Province; up until 1995, all properties
Property_tax
2017-06-13. "Rogers buys Mobilicity plus Shaw's 4G spectrum; Wind gets windfall". TeleGeography. 2015-06-25. Retrieved 2017-05-01. "Rogers basking in limelight
List_of_LTE_networks
Government revenue systems at all levels
of Alberta and another v Clara E. Kerr and another [1933] UKPC 57, [1933] AC 710; [1933] 4 DLR 81 (PC) (27 July 1933), P.C. (on appeal from Alberta) Wolfe
Taxation_in_Canada
Radio station in Kelowna
approved the transaction on August 31 of that year. There was a further windfall for both the Browne family and CKOV/Seacoast, as Jamie Browne developed
CKQQ-FM
American political campaign
Nina Burleigh, Why Sheldon Adelson's Support of Donald Trump Won't Mean a Windfall of Donors, Newsweek (May 16, 2016). Martin, Jonathan (May 13, 2016). "Sheldon
Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign
Donald_Trump_2016_presidential_campaign
(1978) The Poet of the Peaks (1912) The Poet and the Tsar (1927) The Poet's Windfall (1918) Poeten og Lillemor i forårshumør (1961) Poeten og Lillemor og Lotte
List_of_films:_P
Debt owed by the government sector in Canada
favorable economic conditions since the 2018 budget that led to sizeable windfall gains: higher than anticipated revenue collections, lower transfers to
Canadian_public_debt
Type of tax
personal income until 2009, when it introduced a second lower rate of 15%. Alberta introduced a flat tax of 10% on personal income in 2001, and additional
Flat_tax
2014 box set by Joni Mitchell
compilation was intended to accompany a ballet to be performed in 2014 by the Alberta Ballet, until Mitchell made the decision to expand the project. The set
Love_Has_Many_Faces_(box_set)
Hurdle horse race in Britain
Keeper Hill 2018 Mr Big Shot Now Mcginty Ah Littleluck 2017 Fountains Windfall No Comment Dadsintrouble 2016 Ubak If in Doubt Silsol 2015 Taglietelle
Bridle_Road_Handicap_Hurdle
Premier of British Columbia from 1991 to 1996
Retrieved 2022-08-09. Cooper, Sam (2015-02-25). "Harcourt's 'Golden Mile' windfall: Former B.C. premier's family could reap $6-million profit from sale of
Mike_Harcourt
American speed skater
ceremonies. Despite her success at the 1988 Olympics, Blair did not enjoy a windfall from endorsements. Holding Blair back from more advertisements was both
Bonnie_Blair
Form of taxation in Canada
corporate income taxes on behalf of all provinces and territories except Alberta. Canada's federal income tax system is administered by the Canada Revenue
Income_tax_in_Canada
Tax on the sales of certain goods and services
Services Tax with a rate of 5 percent, effective since January 1, 2008. Alberta, Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut have no territorial sales taxes
Sales_tax
Law pertaining to alcoholic beverages
the legislation because the Act failed to claw back an estimated £125m windfall profit from alcohol retailers. In April 2019, it was reported that, despite
Alcohol_law
Over Water: The Cape Wind Story Energy: Cape Wind Ole Tangen Jr. 2003 Windfall Wind power: environmental impact of wind power Laura Israel 2010 The World
List_of_environmental_films
Wind turbines in marine locations for electricity production
Jan H. (15 November 2009). "Spatial planning of offshore wind farms: A windfall to marine environmental protection?". Ecological Economics. The DPSIR framework
Offshore_wind_power
counterparts in British Columbia, Manitoba, and especially neighbouring Alberta. The province still has a unique political history, and is notable for
Politics_of_Saskatchewan
Depletion of natural organic and inorganic resources
the positive, causing economic activity to fall below the pre-resource windfall level.[citation needed] The economics of a commodity are generally determined
Resource_depletion
2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011. "Speeding and disobedient drivers deliver a windfall for government coffers". Herald Sun. Herald and Weekly Times. 11 June 2011
Speed_limit_enforcement
Viral vector vaccine for prevention of COVID-19
Higher Education Statistics Agency data, Oxford received a US$176 million windfall on vaccine in the 2021–22 academic year.[needs update] The vaccine is marketed
Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
Oxford–AstraZeneca_COVID-19_vaccine
Person or group discrediting false claims
of miracles". Mukto Mona. Retrieved November 3, 2017. The wizard gets a windfall – even the Amazing Randi needs advice on how to keep his $272,000 prize
Debunker
Bilateral relations
official Canadian trade exhibition opened in Beijing in 1972 would produce a windfall for Canadian business and for bilateral relations. Additionally, Canadian
Canada–China_relations
Canadian poet (1952–2023)
and poet. Stevenson taught English at Lethbridge College in Lethbridge, Alberta, and also taught in Nigeria for a few years. Stevenson held degrees in
Richard_Stevenson_(poet)
Canadian businessman and politician
Montreal, Quebec, Emerson grew up in Grande Prairie, Alberta. He attended the University of Alberta, obtaining his Bachelor of Economics degree in 1968
David_Emerson
Confiscation of oil production
platform, prompted increases in government control and the approval of a windfall profits tax. Since its beginning, Iran's oil industry has experienced expansion
Nationalization of oil supplies
Nationalization_of_oil_supplies
American-born Canadian philanthropist
Sir James Dunn, who died less than six months later. The combined tax windfall of $85 million, with an additional $15 million from the government, was
Dorothy_J._Killam
Unique geographical area for which individual weather reports are issued
Co. near Peers and Niton Junction 077431 Woodlands Co. near Benbow and Windfall 077432 Woodlands Co. near Carson-Pegasus Prov. Park 077433 Woodlands Co
Forecast_region
Television station affiliation switches
and began investing in the news department, but it failed to reap any windfall from NBC's highly rated prime time lineup. WNWO continued to experience
1994–1996 United States broadcast television realignment
1994–1996_United_States_broadcast_television_realignment
Provincial political party in Canada
commodity prices, including for oil and uranium, provided the prospect of windfall resource profits, while also precipitating a series of confrontations between
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
Saskatchewan_New_Democratic_Party
American creationist (1893–1972)
at a small Lutheran church in Lethbridge, Alberta. Nelson's quasi-evasion of the draft created a windfall for his father's political opponents. Both
Byron_C._Nelson
Canadian artist, born 1936
Grove, Pennsylvania Wisconsin Windfall, 1966, Lynden Sculpture Garden, Milwaukee Alberta Dyad, 1967, University of Alberta, Edmonton British Columbia Skagway
Robert_Murray_(artist)
American economist and academic
problem: the problem of an essential TV station holding out to capture the windfall gains. That solution had to come from the Federal Communications Commission
Peter_Cramton
Period of the Government of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and from 1980 to 1984
crises led to rapid increases in energy resource prices, which produced windfall profits in the energy-rich western provinces. The November 1974 budget
Premierships of Pierre Trudeau
Premierships_of_Pierre_Trudeau
Canadian playwright
Slotkin Letter. Retrieved Nov 20, 2025. Harte, Adrian (Aug 17, 1988). "Windfall just the ticket for Playhouse". Huron County Times-Advocate. Retrieved
Norm_Foster_(playwright)
Variant of carbon tax that restricts revenue use to direct payments to the people
implementing a form of carbon fee and dividend: Switzerland, Austria and Alberta, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Yukon and British Columbia in Canada
Carbon_fee_and_dividend
Urban transit service in New Brunswick, Canada
was a result of a two year expired collective agreement and negotiation windfalls wherein the City of Moncton wouldn't meet ATU's wage upkeep demands, (which
Codiac_Transpo
1968–1972 legislative term
the S-2 October 22, 1968 3 Canadian National Railway Branch Line from Windfall to the Sangudo Subdivision and connecting spur to South Kaybob property
28th_Canadian_Parliament
Aspect of Canadian political history
Quebec by building a strong base in Ontario. They reaped a substantial windfall from the votes of fiscally conservative and socially liberal voters who
History of the Liberal Party of Canada
History_of_the_Liberal_Party_of_Canada
Canadian business executive
including CFB Kingston and Camp Petawawa, both in Ontario, and CFB Edmonton, Alberta. He graduated from Queen Elizabeth High School (Edmonton) in 1964. Leech
Jim_Leech
original on February 25, 2019. Klein, Julia M. (November 12, 2007). "A Windfall Illuminates the Poetry Field, and Its Fights". The New York Times. Archived
List of awards and honors received by John Ashbery
List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_John_Ashbery
Canadian politician
oil and gas revenues brought the Saskatchewan government an unexpected windfall of $370 million in late 2000. In late November, Cline was able to announce
Eric_Cline
2015–19 legislative term
7, 2019. Curry, Bill (March 8, 2018). "Income-sprinkling tax changes a windfall for government, budget watchdog says". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved February
42nd_Canadian_Parliament
Canadian politician (1943–2013)
Bueckert, "Ottawa can stop Alberta: Ex-minister", Toronto Star, 13 March 2000, 1. Alan Freeman, "$2 coin to provide windfall profit", Globe and Mail, 19
Diane_Marleau
similar decapods are described from the Upper Cretaceous Wapiti Formation (Alberta, Canada) by Kimitsuki et al. (2025). Worthy et al. (2025) identify fossil
2025 in arthropod paleontology
2025_in_arthropod_paleontology
by Leeds goalkeeper Neil Sullivan gave Watford a supposed £30 million windfall. BBC, ESPN Soccernet. Cycling Giro d'Italia: Colombian Luis Laverde takes
May_2006_in_sports
Canadian poet, novelist, story writer and columnist (1899–1932)
in 1925. In 1926, Knister put together a collection of nature poetry, Windfalls for Cider. Toronto's Ryerson Press accepted the book for publication,
Raymond_Knister
WINDFALL ALBERTA
WINDFALL ALBERTA
Girl/Female
Teutonic American Hungarian English German
Intelligent or noble.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Tindall.
Surname or Lastname
English (South Yorkshire)
English (South Yorkshire) : variant of Wigfall.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Windle.Swedish : ornamental name composed of the elements vind ‘wind’ + the common suffix -ell, from Latin -elius.
Girl/Female
American, British, Christian, English, Finnish, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish
Noble and Bright; Form of Albert; Noble; Bright; Majestic Wolf; Noble Famous
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Tindall.
Female
Italian
 Feminine form of Italian Alberto, ALBERTA means "bright nobility." Compare with another form of Alberta.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Tindall.
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English, German
Traveler; Wanderer
Boy/Male
English German American
Traveler; wanderer.
Boy/Male
German
From the Linden Tree Valley
Surname or Lastname
English
English : regional name for someone who lived in Tynedale, the valley of the river Tyne, or a habitational name from a place in Cumbria called Tindale, which is situated on a tributary of the South Tyne. The name derives from a British river name Tina (apparently from a Celtic root meaning ‘to flow’) + Old English dæl or Old Norse dalr ‘valley’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Kendall.
Surname or Lastname
English (northeastern)
English (northeastern) : variant spelling of Tindall.
Boy/Male
American, British, English, German, Jamaican
Traveler; Wanderer; Windy Valley
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire)
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire) : habitational name from Windhill in West Yorkshire or Windle in Lancashire, both named from Old English wind ‘wind’ + hyll ‘hill’, i.e. a mound exposed to fierce gusts. There is a Windhill in Kent (with the same etymology), but this does not appear to have contributed significantly to the modern surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Swindell.
Female
English
 Feminine form of English Albert, ALBERTA means "bright nobility." Compare with another form of Alberta.
Surname or Lastname
English (South Yorkshire)
English (South Yorkshire) : habitational name from Wigfield (earlier Wigfall) Farm, Worsbrough, named with the Old English personal name Wicga or Old English wicga ‘beetle’ + (ge)fall ‘forest clearing’.
Female
Italian
Diminutive form of Italian Alberta, ALBERTINA means "bright nobility."
WINDFALL ALBERTA
WINDFALL ALBERTA
Surname or Lastname
English (Hampshire)
English (Hampshire) : possibly a variant of the Scottish name Skeen.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Faith, Trust
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English, Latin
Triumphant; Conqueror; Victory
Boy/Male
Hindu
Brave Lord, The king of all warriors, King of all heroes
Girl/Female
Tamil
Debanshi | தேபநà¯à®·à¯€
Deva Ansh
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Invocation
Girl/Female
German
Ruler of the Home; Female Version of Henry
Boy/Male
Australian, Hebrew
Beloved of Jehovah
Female
Portuguese
Portuguese form of Spanish Candelaria, CANDELÃRIA means "candle."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Telugu
Liberation; Lord Vishnu
WINDFALL ALBERTA
WINDFALL ALBERTA
WINDFALL ALBERTA
WINDFALL ALBERTA
WINDFALL ALBERTA
n.
A soft swelling on a horse's leg; a windgall.
n.
The extended surface of the arm of a windmill.
n.
A small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of a smock windmill always in the direction of the wind.
n.
A soft tumor or synovial swelling on the fetlock joint of a horse; -- so called from having formerly been supposed to contain air.
n.
Anything blown down or off by the wind, as fruit from a tree, or the tree itself, or a portion of a forest prostrated by a violent wind, etc.
n.
A sudden transference of property in land by the death of its owner.
n.
An unexpected legacy, or other gain.
v. t.
One of the arms or frames of a windmill, on which the sails are spread.
n.
Any flat, extended surface attached to an axis and moved by the wind; as, the vane of a windmill; hence, a similar fixture of any form moved in or by water, air, or other fluid; as, the vane of a screw propeller, a fan blower, an anemometer, etc.
n.
A mill operated by the power of the wind, usually by the action of the wind upon oblique vanes or sails which radiate from a horizontal shaft.
n.
The fan wheel that rotates the cap of a windmill as the wind veers.
n.
Sighting or making land when at sea.
n.
Anything which agitates the air as a wing does, or which is put in winglike motion by the action of the air, as a fan or vane for winnowing grain, the vane or sail of a windmill, etc.
n.
An unexpected gain or acquisition; a casual advantage or benefit; a windfall.
a.
Blown down by the wind.
a.
Resembling the sails of a windmill.