waterwheel
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- noun
- /ˈwɔːtərˌwiːl/
:
rueda de agua
- The waterwheel turned energetically as the water cascaded over it, driving the machinery in the factory.
- waterwheel-powered
- waterwheel plant
Examples
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The upper compartments of the mill contain, in the center, the main millstones and, to the right, a reciprocator working a flour sifter, each of them powered by a horizontal waterwheel (Fig. 4).
Academic text (2002) -
A sluice gate, half hidden behind the roof of the mill, controls the water to power the waterwheel.
Academic text (2002) -
It brushed past the miller as he set his waterwheel turning for the day.
Blog text (4) -
On weekdays, he got into his dusty work clothes and ground corn on a little grist mill turned by a high waterwheel.
Fiction book (2002) -
The water mill, here nestled in a deep valley (Fig. 22), is driven by a large, undershot, vertical waterwheel and right-angle gearing.
Academic text (2002) -
The old mill still operates thanks to the large waterwheel that harnesses the power of the flowing river.
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Farmers installed a waterwheel to lift water from the stream to irrigate their crops.
Synonyms
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A large wheel turned by flowing water to power machines or lift water
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A large round device turned by flowing water to run machines that grind grain
A large wheel that flowing water turns to power machines that grind grain
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word waterwheel is made from the simple words water and wheel, so picture a big wheel turned by a river. That's why a waterwheel is a wheel that water turns to give 'power' to machines or to lift water.