moulin

American  

[moo-lan] / muˈlɛ̃ /

noun

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

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Moulin ¹ British  

/ mulɛ̃ /

noun

1. 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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moulin ² British  

/ ˈmuːlɪn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of moulin

1855–60; < French < Late Latin molīnum mill ¹

Example Sentences

Rapper Megan Thee Stallion had to be taken to hospital mid-way through her performance of Moulin Rouge!

From BBC

Megan Thee Stallion, whose real name is Megan Pete, is scheduled to play Zidler until 17 May, the Moulin Rouge website says.

From BBC

Harold Zidler was first played by Danny Burstein in the original Broadway cast of Moulin Rouge, and won a coveted Tony award in 2020 for it.

From BBC

As he plots the screening of “EPiC” at the Las Vegas Sphere, the Aussie also plans to adapt Presley’s life into a stage production, similar to what he did with “Moulin Rouge! The Musical.”

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Luhrmann, who brings his “Moulin Rouge!” love of gaudy excess to everything he does, could make a spectacle out of a trip to the grocery store, and he can barely contain his glee at applying his talents to Presley’s.

From The Wall Street Journal