flour mill

American  

noun

1. a mill for grinding grain into flour.

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Etymology

Origin of flour mill

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

Ukraine’s real-life version of James Bond, Artem Tymofeyev, is a bearded DJ who posted on SoundCloud under the name Tim and had worked at his father’s Russian flour mill.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

It opened in 2002 in a converted flour mill, a key part of the regeneration of the Gateshead quayside on the south bank of the River Tyne.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2025

Remote and at times unreachable, the community has struggled since the downturn of the timber industry and closure of the local flour mill.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2022

In 1772, three Quaker brothers established a flour mill on its banks, and Ellicott’s Mills, as it was known then, was born.

From Washington Post • Jun. 10, 2022

My father said we had no choice but to move the family to Wushi, to the south near Shanghai, where my mother’s brother owned a small flour mill.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan