ZAANDIJK, Netherlands (AP ... low-lying nation relied for centuries on the power of windmills to drain water away from its swampy land and grind grain into flour. Windmills also sawed wood ...

A wintry gust of wind ... swampy land and grind grain into flour. Windmills also sawed wood used in sail ships that plied the world’s oceans and ground spices they carried from Dutch colonies.