moulin

[ moo-lan ]

/ muˈlɛ̃ /

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

Origin of moulin

1855–60; < French < Late Latin molīnum mill¹

My favorite movies were Moulin Rouge and Gone with the Wind.

A Love Letter to ‘The Notebook,’ a Melodrama That Commits to Its Sentimentality |Teo Bugbee |June 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And if you are imagining Satine from Moulin Rouge floating around on a diamond swing, think again.

Exploring the Darker Side of James Joyce’s Trieste |Jeff Campagna |January 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The last time Luhrmann brought a movie to Cannes was in 2001 as well, when Moulin Rouge!

‘The Great Gatsby,’ Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, to Open 66th Cannes Film Festival |Marlow Stern |March 12, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
In 1866 appeared Lettres de mon moulin, which won the attention of many readers.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 |Various

Two batteries followed, and resumed action against the enemy's great artillery position at Moulin de Cpy.

The Franco-German War of 1870-71 |Count Helmuth, von Moltke
I made a last effort to get to the Moulin; but, of course, again frustrated.

Punch, or the London Charivari, October 28th 1893 |Various
The result of this was that the men of science felt obliged to acknowledge that the Moulin Quignon discovery was not proven.

History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom |Andrew Dickson White
I had arranged to meet a girl at the Moulin Rouge, and Wilde told me not to go.

The Trial of Oscar Wilde |Anonymous

moulin

/ (ˈmuːlɪn) /

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

C19: from French: a mill

Moulin

/ (French mulɛ̃) /

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