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

The father, who was well-to-do, purchased a water-mill at Dedham and two windmills at East Bergholt, where he lived.

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I have already spoken of the water-mill by the bridge of Azeca.

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Each village possesses its water mill or mills, so that the natives are not entirely ignorant of mechanics.

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The utility of a well-constructed water-mill is sufficiently obvious.

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The country grew wilder and wilder, and, since we had passed a water-mill, we had lost all trace of human habitation.

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