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water mill

American  

noun

  1. a mill with machinery driven by water.


water mill British  

noun

  1. a mill operated by a water wheel

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

From Washington Times • May 21, 2019

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

At the water mill door he drops several small logs on top of others he apparently carried up earlier.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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