moulin

[ moo-lan ]

noun

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

Moulin

¹

/ mulɛ̃ /

noun

1. MoulinJean18991943MFrenchLAW: lawyerPOLITICS: resistance fighter Jean (ʒɑ̃). 1899–1943, French lawyer and Resistance hero; Chairman of the National Council of the Resistance (1943): tortured to death by the Nazis

moulin

²

/ ˈmuːlɪn /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of moulin¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of moulin¹

C19: from French: a mill

Example Sentences

With a memoir, a Broadway turn in ‘Moulin Rouge!,’ a planned tour and new music, Joanna ‘JoJo’ Levesque is back in control of her career.

From Los Angeles Times

With a memoir, a Broadway turn in ‘Moulin Rouge!,’ a planned tour and new music, Joanna ‘JoJo’ Levesque is back in control of her career.

From Los Angeles Times

That includes her return as Satine in the Broadway production of “Moulin Rouge!,” alongside Aaron Tveit.

From Los Angeles Times

Splashy musicals, in particular, often come from recognizable cinematic sources: There’s “Mean Girls,” “Moulin Rouge,” “Kinky Boots” and many more.

From New York Times

Sonya Tayeh, the Tony-winning choreographer of “Moulin Rouge!”

From New York Times