molen

Definitions of molen
  1. noun
    a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
    synonyms: fabriek, fabrieksgebouw, fabriekshal
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    conservenfabriek
    a factory where food is canned
    gieterij, metaalbedrijf, metaalfabriek, metaalgieterij
    factory where metal castings are produced
    houtzaagmolen, houtzagerij, zaagmolen, zagerij
    a mill for dressing logs and lumber
    papierfabriek, papiermolen
    a mill where paper is manufactured
    metaalbedrijf, staalfabriek, staalgieterij
    a factory where steel is made
    confectie-atelier, naaiatelier
    factory where workers do piecework for poor pay and are prevented from forming unions; common in the clothing industry
    arsenaal, tuighuis, wapenarsenaal, wapendepot, wapenfabriek, wapenhuis, wapenkamer, wapenmagazijn
    a place where arms are manufactured
    accu, accumulator, legbatterij
    a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores
    klokkengieterij
    a foundry where bells are cast
    katoenspinnerij
    a textile mill for making cotton textiles
    hoogoven, ijzergieterij, ijzersmelterij
    a foundry where cast iron is produced
    plaatwals, pletmolen, pletterij, walserij, walswerk
    steel mill where metal is rolled into sheets and bars
    type of:
    bedrijf, fabriek, fabrieksgebouw, opstal
    buildings for carrying on industrial labor
  2. noun
    machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing
    synonyms: slijpapparaat, slijper
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    koffiemolen
    a mill that grinds roasted coffee beans
    meelfabriek
    a mill for grinding grain into flour
    gehaktmolen, vleesmolen
    a mill for grinding meat
    pepermolen
    a mill for grinding pepper
    handmolen
    a primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand
    rosmolen, tredmolen
    a mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a circular belt or climbing steps
    plasmolen, watermolen
    a mill powered by a water wheel
    molentje, windmolen
    a mill that is powered by the wind
    type of:
    apparaat, machinepark, machinerie
    machines or machine systems collectively
  3. noun
    lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
    synonyms: ankerspil, draaispil, poldermolen, winch, windas, windspil
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    draaispil, gangspil, windas, windspil
    a windlass rotated in a horizontal plane around a vertical axis; used on ships for weighing anchor or raising heavy sails
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