water power
or wa·ter·pow·er
the power of water used, or capable of being used, to drive machinery, turbines, etc.
a waterfall or descent in a watercourse capable of being so used.
a water right possessed by a mill.
Origin of water power
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How to use water power in a sentence
But he's always getting in the way—and he does seem to know a water-power site when he sees it.
Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington KellandThe work is much quickened by the substitution of steam power, water power, or even horse power for manual labor.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge | VariousHorse power or water power was used when the ropes became too large to be made by hand.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge | VariousIn no instance of Conservation does a greater need of proper taxation appear than in the case of water-power.
Water-power is the one important source of mechanical power now practically available which is self-renewing.
British Dictionary definitions for water power
the power latent in a dynamic or static head of water as used to drive machinery, esp for generating electricity
a source of such power, such as a drop in the level of a river, etc
the right to the use of water for such a purpose, as possessed by a water mill
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