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water-wheel

water-wheel is the alternative spelling of water wheel.

Meaning of water wheel

Noun

water wheel (plural water wheels)

  1. A wheel, propelled by running or falling water, used to power machinery.
    • "Yes, yes, I'll tell you the road directly, it's it's straight on through the wood till you come to the big water-wheel!"1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 278
  2. A wheel with buckets used to raise water.
    Synonyms:
    noria

Forms of water-wheel

pluralwater-wheels

Questions about water-wheel

What is water-wheel the alternative spelling of?
Water-wheel is the alternative spelling of water wheel.

Words near water-wheel in the dictionary

  1. water-thief
  2. water-thieves
  3. water-tight
  4. water-tube boiler
  5. water-tube boilers
  6. water-wheel
  7. water-wheels
  8. water-white
  9. water-witch
  10. water-witcher
  11. water-witchers

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