Windmill on Dilmer III
A windmill was a structure with blades that captured wind energy and converted it into mechanical energy.
In a conversation with Fleet Admiral Kirsten Clancy about an impending Romulan attack on Coppelius in 2399, Jean-Luc Picard commented that "the windmills have turned out to be giants," with regard to what she had thought to be a quixotic quest on his part. (PIC: "Broken Pieces")
While stranded on Dilmer III in 2382, Lieutenant jg T'Lyn built a windmill with which to grind grain into flour. (LD: "Fully Dilated")
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Picard's metaphor was a reference to the 17th century novel Don Quijote by Miguel de Cervantes.
In an early script version of Star Trek: First Contact, the settlement of Resurrection City was surrounded by nearly a hundred windmills of various levels of advancement.