water wheel also wa·ter·wheel (wô t r-hw l, -wl, w tr-)n. 1. A wheel propelled by falling or running water and used to power machinery. 2. A wheel with buckets attached to its rim for raising water. |
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| Noun | 1. |  waterwheel - a wheel with buckets attached to its rim; raises water from a stream or pondwheel - a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines) |
| 2. |  waterwheel - a wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbinemill wheel, millwheel - water wheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill noria - a water wheel with buckets attached to the rim; used to raise water for transfer to an irrigation channel water mill - a mill powered by a water wheel wheel - a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines) |
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