water mill
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of water mill
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425
Example Sentences
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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
The mill, on a 40-acre property, was built in 1833 and retired in 1992 as Missouri’s last commercially operating water mill.
From New York Times ● Dec. 21, 2021
A few miles down the road, Becky Mathews privately owns what was once the hub of Zanoni, a community founded in the mid-1800s when a water mill was built.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 2, 2018
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
Sam poked his head out of the stone water mill he had built with the help of Bando and his wife, Zella, Alice, and the town’s public librarian, Miss Turner.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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