water wheel
Britishnoun
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a simple water-driven turbine consisting of a wheel having vanes set axially across its rim, used to drive machinery
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a wheel with buckets attached to its rim for raising water from a stream, pond, etc
Example Sentences
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As the tide ebbs the water is released through a sluice, which pushes a water wheel, which turns the grinding stones.
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2023
For a time, her concept included a water wheel that would draw the water up to the level of the park.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2023
Tang Dynasty monks developed a mechanical clock powered by a water wheel, Hwang says.
From Scientific American • Apr. 25, 2023
We walked along the edge of the furnace dam; several people were fishing on the banks of the hand-dug pond that provided a source of water for the water wheel in times of dry weather.
From Washington Post • Jun. 10, 2021
Think of it as a leaky aqueduct leading to a water wheel.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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