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flutter wheel
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noun
a waterwheel at the bottom of a chute, turned by the falling water.
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Origin of flutter wheel
First recorded in 1810–20
Words nearby flutter wheel
flutist, flutter, flutterboard, flutter kick, flutter mill, flutter wheel, fluttery, fluty, fluvial, fluviatile, fluviomarine
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How to use flutter wheel in a sentence
Knowing something of machinery, the American remedied the defect by means of a flutter wheel, and there was no more trouble.
History of California|Helen Elliott BandiniThe first wheel used was a flutter wheel, which, not proving satisfactory, was replaced by an overshot with buckets.
Fifty Years In The Northwest|William Henry Carman FolsomThat's my flutter-wheel, and I feel like breaking it to pieces.
Queer Stories for Boys and Girls|Edward Eggleston