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millwheel

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millwheel [ˈmɪlˌwiːl]
n
(Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a wheel, esp a waterwheel, that drives a mill
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Noun1.millwheel - water wheel that is used to drive machinery in a millmillwheel - water wheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill
paddle - a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel
water mill - a mill powered by a water wheel
water wheel, waterwheel - a wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbine
Translations
millwheel [ˈmɪlwiːl] Nrueda f de molino
millwheel [ˈmɪlhwiːl] nroue f de moulin
mill worker n (in cotton mill)ouvrier/ière m/f des filatures
millwheel [ˈmɪlˌwiːl] nruota di mulino


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