moulin

[ moo-lan ]

/ muˈlɛ̃ /

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noun

a nearly vertical shaft or cavity worn in a glacier by surface water falling through a crack in the ice.

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Origin of moulin

1855–60; <French <Late Latin molīnummill¹

Words nearby moulin

moulding, moulding board, mouldwarp, mouldy, mouldy fig, moulin, Moulin Rouge, Moulins, Moulmein, moult, Moultrie

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How to use moulin in a sentence

My favorite movies were Moulin Rouge and Gone with the Wind.
A Love Letter to ‘The Notebook,’ a Melodrama That Commits to Its Sentimentality|Teo Bugbee|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And if you are imagining Satine from Moulin Rouge floating around on a diamond swing, think again.
Exploring the Darker Side of James Joyce’s Trieste|Jeff Campagna|January 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Indeed, a poll of British moviegoers in 2010 anointed Moulin Rouge!
‘Great Gatsby’ Reviewers Divided: Is Baz Luhrmann a Good Director?|Kevin Fallon|May 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Australian filmmaker Luhrmann, best known for the boisterous Bohemian musical Moulin Rouge!
The Great Gatsby, Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Is a Relentless Assault on the Senses|Marlow Stern|May 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST

It cries out to be a Russian Moulin Rouge; it will only be a matter of time before we see Thomas on the big screen.
The Black Count of Russia|Noah Charney|March 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Ils ne manquerent aussi d'exercice remettre & couvrir les batimens & le moulin delaissez depuis ntre retour en l'an 1607.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Ceux qui portoient le bl au moulin, de quinze boisseaux n'en rendoient que douze de farine au lieu de dix-huict.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Soyer led him as far as the Moulin des Quatre-Vents on the highroad.
The House of the Combrays|G. le Notre
Dodo made his dbut at the Moulin Rouge at eight o'clock on the evening of his first day in Paris.
Zut and Other Parisians|Guy Wetmore Carryl
And your boat is safe in the top nook of Port du Moulin, all covered over with sailcloth and gorse.
Carette of Sark|John Oxenham

British Dictionary definitions for moulin (1 of 2)

moulin

/ (ˈmuːlɪn) /

noun

a vertical shaft in a glacier, maintained by a constant descending stream of water and debris

Word Origin for moulin

C19: from French: a mill

British Dictionary definitions for moulin (2 of 2)

Moulin

/ (French mulɛ̃) /

noun

Jean (ʒɑ̃). 1899–1943, French lawyer and Resistance hero; Chairman of the National Council of the Resistance (1943): tortured to death by the Nazis

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