Power sources with spinning sails (9)

I believe the answer is:

windmills

(Other definitions for windmills that I've seen before include "They extract energy from moving air" , "They're powered by moving air" , "Don Quixote tilted at these" , "Grinders of flour" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate.

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