water motor

American  

noun

1. any form of prime mover or motor that is operated by the kinetic energy, pressure, or weight of water, especially a small turbine or waterwheel fitted to a pipe supplying water.

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Etymology

Origin of water motor

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

The stirrer, agitated by a water motor, or, better still, a hot-air engine, has a series of helical blades curved to give a thorough mixing to the oil.

From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)

A small dynamo driven by a water motor attached to a faucet, generates the power for the lights.

From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.

Some types of large generating plants have a power-driven feed, the power usually being from some kind of motor other than one operated by a weight, such as a water motor, for instance.

From Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting Electric, Forge and Thermit Welding together with related methods and materials used in metal working and the oxygen process for removal of carbon by Manly, Harold P. (Harold Phillips)

The most efficient form of water motor is the turbine, a strong metal wheel shaped somewhat like a pin wheel, inclosed in a heavy metal case.

From General Science by Clark, Bertha M.

The cost of the smallest outfit of the kind is about $3 for the water motor and $4 for the dynamo.

From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.