water mill
Americannoun
noun
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
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
But 1976 saw the installation of its first features - the “Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater” house and a water mill added to the creek.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 23, 2016
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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