Dutch windmill - Hollandagarafusha

Japanese: オランダ型風車 - おらんだがたふうしゃ
Dutch windmill - Hollandagarafusha

…Windmills were introduced to Europe by Muslims around the 12th century and were used primarily as a source of power for milling until the 14th and 15th centuries. In particular, the Dutch-style four-bladed windmill was developed in the Netherlands. However, because natural wind is not constant, windmills are an unstable source of power, so they were gradually replaced by other sources of power such as water power. …

*Some of the terminology used to describe "Dutch-type windmills" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ヨーロッパには12世紀ごろイスラム教徒によって伝えられ,14,15世紀ごろまで主として粉ひきの動力源として用いられていた。特にオランダでは4枚羽根のオランダ型風車が発達した。しかし自然の風は一定していないため動力源としては不安定なので,だんだんと水力などの他の動力源に代わっていった。…

※「オランダ型風車」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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