mill wheel

noun

a wheel, especially a waterwheel, for driving a mill.

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Origin of mill wheel

before 1000; Middle English myln whele, Old English mylenhwēol. See mill1, wheel

Words nearby mill wheel

mill construction, mill end, mill on the floss, the, mill scale, mill valley, mill wheel, mill, john stuart, mill-rind, mill-run, mill., millable
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British Dictionary definitions for millwheel

millwheel
/ (ˈmɪlˌwiːl) /

noun

a wheel, esp a waterwheel, that drives a mill
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