water wheel
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water wheel
also wa·ter·wheel (wô′tər-wēl, -hwēl, wŏt′ər-)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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water wheel
n
1. (Mechanical Engineering) a simple water-driven turbine consisting of a wheel having vanes set axially across its rim, used to drive machinery
2. (Mechanical Engineering) a wheel with buckets attached to its rim for raising water from a stream, pond, etc
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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) |
2. | ![]() mill 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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