water mill

American  

noun

1. a mill with machinery driven by water.

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water mill British  

noun

1. a mill operated by a water wheel

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Etymology

Origin of water mill

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425

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Example Sentences

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water mill

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.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2022

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

From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2020

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

She’s left me a message at a place she knows I’ll stop—an old water mill.

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

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