Windsifter

Translation of "windsifter" into Russian

Noun

/ˈwɪndˌsɪftə/

/ˈwɪndˌsɪftɚ/

windsifter

windsifters pl

The windsifter is used to separate light materials from heavy ones.

Ветроотделитель используется для отделения легких материалов от тяжелых.

Noun

/ˈwɪndˌsɪftə/

/ˈwɪndˌsɪftɚ/

A machine or device that separates materials based on their weight using air currents.

The recycling plant uses a windsifter to sort light plastics from heavier materials.

A person who winnows grain by tossing it so that the wind carries away the chaff.

Before modern machinery, the windsifter stood on the threshing floor, tossing the wheat into the breeze.