water motor

American  

noun

1. any form of prime mover or motor that is operated by the kinetic energy, pressure, or weight of water, especially a small turbine or waterwheel fitted to a pipe supplying water.

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Etymology

Origin of water motor

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

The most efficient form of water motor is the turbine, a strong metal wheel shaped somewhat like a pin wheel, inclosed in a heavy metal case.

From General Science by Clark, Bertha M.

The stirrer, agitated by a water motor, or, better still, a hot-air engine, has a series of helical blades curved to give a thorough mixing to the oil.

From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)

The cost of the smallest outfit of the kind is about $3 for the water motor and $4 for the dynamo.

From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.

The question of the utilization of water-power 592 had engaged his attention even earlier, and in 1839 he invented an improved rotary water motor.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various

A small dynamo driven by a water motor attached to a faucet, generates the power for the lights.

From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.