water mill

noun

1. a mill with machinery driven by water.

water mill

noun

1. a mill operated by a water wheel

Word History and Origins

Origin of water mill¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425

Example Sentences

Before lunch at nearby Grotto Pozzasc, built on the site of an ancient water mill, families bathed and relaxed on the flat stones that dot the turquoise Peccia River.

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As Marx very nearly said, “The water mill gives you society with the feudal lord; the steam mill, society with the industrial capitalist.”

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A restored windmill and water mill gives tours and sells its stone-ground whole wheat and buckwheat.

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He then invested in a local water mill that generated renewable energy and wanted to supply local businesses with clean power.

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An 18th Century water mill that used to supply paper for the Bank of England has been gutted by fire.

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