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scoopwheel

scoopwheel noun: a wheel, driven by wind or steam, having a series of scoops that are used to raise water.

scoopwheel: a wheel, driven by wind or steam, having a series of scoops that are used to raise water
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Noun

scoopwheel (plural scoopwheels)

  1. A wheel, driven by wind or steam, having a series of scoops that are used to raise water.

Forms of scoopwheel

pluralscoopwheels
alternative formscoop wheel

Origin of scoopwheel

From scoop + wheel.

Questions about scoopwheel

What does scoopwheel mean?
Scoopwheel means a wheel, driven by wind or steam, having a series of scoops that are used to raise water.
What part of speech is scoopwheel?
Scoopwheel is a noun.
What is the plural of scoopwheel?
The plural of scoopwheel is scoopwheels.

Words near scoopwheel in the dictionary

  1. scoops up
  2. scoopsful
  3. scoopstone
  4. scoopula
  5. scoopulas
  6. scoopwheel
  7. scoopwheels
  8. scoopy
  9. scoosh
  10. scoot
  11. scoot over

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