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millwheel

millwheel noun: a water wheel used to power a watermill.

Noun

millwheel (plural millwheels)

  1. A water wheel used to power a watermill.

Forms of millwheel

pluralmillwheels
alternative formmill wheel

Origin of millwheel

From Middle English milnewhel, from Old English mylenhwēol (“millwheel”), equivalent to mill + wheel.

Questions about millwheel

What does millwheel mean?
Millwheel means a water wheel used to power a watermill.
What part of speech is millwheel?
Millwheel is a noun.
What is the plural of millwheel?
The plural of millwheel is millwheels.

Words near millwheel in the dictionary

  1. Millwall bricks
  2. Millward
  3. Millwards
  4. millwell
  5. millwells
  6. millwheel
  7. millwheels
  8. Millwood
  9. Millwoods
  10. millwork
  11. millworker

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