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water mill

American  

noun

  1. a mill with machinery driven by water.


water mill British  

noun

  1. a mill operated by a water wheel

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of water mill

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425

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The storm was just above us, and the furious torrent rushed past the renovated water mill.

From Washington Post Sep. 9, 2022

Resolving to claim that right for himself, he rented a picturesque old water mill and moved his family to this culinary paradis.

From New York Times May 30, 2017

But 1976 saw the installation of its first features - the “Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater” house and a water mill added to the creek.

From Washington Times Jul. 23, 2016

Near the airport, the UN headquarters and the American Embassy, the park is filled with antiquated equipment, from an old steam locomotive, to huge presses, vats, boilers, and a small water mill.

From Forbes Jan. 14, 2015

She’s left me a message at a place she knows I’ll stop—an old water mill.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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