water engine
water engine noun: an engine moved by water.
Noun
water engine (plural water engines)
- An engine moved by water.
- Near-synonym: watermill
- In those days, grist mills were powered by water engines, wind engines, or horse engines.
- Synonyms:
- watermill
- An engine to raise water, often for mine drainage.
- Near-synonym: water pump
- In the earliest years after James Watt developed his steam engine, most of the capital that bought his engines came from mine owners who used them to power water engines for mine drainage.
- Synonyms:
- water pump
- A machine for extinguishing fires with water.
- Near-synonym: fire engine (synonymous in the pre–motor-truck era)
- In 1887, several businesses in this town pooled the funds necessary to buy a state-of-the-art water engine and a large new set of leather buckets for the bucket brigade.
- Synonyms:
- fire engine
water engine meaning in Tamil
water engine in Tamil
- நீரெந்திரம்
Synonyms of water engine
Forms of water engine
| plural | water engines |
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Questions about water engine
- What does water engine mean?
- Water engine means an engine moved by water.
- What is water engine in Tamil?
- Water engine in Tamil is நீரெந்திரம். See Water engine meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is water engine?
- Water engine is a noun.
- What is the plural of water engine?
- The plural of water engine is water engines.
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