water wheel
Britishnoun
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a simple water-driven turbine consisting of a wheel having vanes set axially across its rim, used to drive machinery
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a wheel with buckets attached to its rim for raising water from a stream, pond, etc
Example Sentences
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Aleksandr Benga, 16, was last seen near a water wheel in the grounds of Stornoway's Lews Castle at about 08:45 on Monday 18 November.
From BBC • Nov. 25, 2024
Tang Dynasty monks developed a mechanical clock powered by a water wheel, Hwang says.
From Scientific American • Apr. 25, 2023
An 1880s image of a stream with a water wheel to one side and a picturesque bridge in the distance by J.W.
From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2017
At first glance, the so-called water wheel looks like a cross between a steamboat and a conch shell.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2017
Think of it as a leaky aqueduct leading to a water wheel.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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