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overshot wheel

noun

a water wheel in which the water enters the buckets tangentially near the top of the wheel.

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Nearby words

  1. overshine,
  2. overshirt,
  3. overshoe,
  4. overshoot,
  5. overshot,
  6. overside,
  7. oversight,
  8. oversimplification,
  9. oversimplify,
  10. oversize

Origin of overshot wheel

First recorded in 1665–75
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