water turbine


noun
  1. a turbine driven by the momentum or reactive force of water.

Origin of water turbine

1
First recorded in 1875–80

Words Nearby water turbine

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How to use water turbine in a sentence

  • The best water-turbine is only an improved form of water-wheel.

    The Story of Great Inventions | Elmer Ellsworth Burns
  • The water-turbine is equally useful in relation to water-power.

    The Story of Great Inventions | Elmer Ellsworth Burns
  • Fig. 119 represents a horizontal water turbine connected to a dynamo.

    Physics | Willis Eugene Tower
  • The common lawn-sprinkler, that whirls as the water rushes through it, is a water-turbine that works in the same way.

    The Story of Great Inventions | Elmer Ellsworth Burns
  • "Barker's Mill" is the name applied to a water-turbine that works like the lawn-sprinkler.

    The Story of Great Inventions | Elmer Ellsworth Burns