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water motor
noun
- any form of prime mover or motor that is operated by the kinetic energy, pressure, or weight of water, especially a small turbine or waterwheel fitted to a pipe supplying water.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of water motor1
First recorded in 1880–85
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Example Sentences
With a soft roar the water-motor exploded into action, sending the shell far into the sky.
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The name turbine was originally given in France to any water motor which revolved in a horizontal plane, the axis being vertical.
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In designing or selecting a water motor it is not sufficient to consider only its efficiency in normal conditions of working.
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The principle of the undershot wheel, however, is extensively used in the water motor and the Pelton wheel (Fig. 114).
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When she arrived he was standing in the middle of the stream, explaining the mechanics of the water-motor to a group of men.
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