post mill

British

noun

a windmill built round a central post on which the whole mill can be turned so that the sails catch the wind

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Grade II* listed Kibworth is the only surviving example of a post mill - an earlier design than the more familiar brick tower mill - in the East Midlands.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2021

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