water wheel

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Noun

water wheel (plural water wheels)

1. A wheel, propelled by running or falling water, used to power machinery.

   Hyponyms: flutter wheel, millwheel, tub wheel

   Coordinate term: turbine

2. A wheel with buckets used to raise water.

   Coordinate term: Archimedes' screw

Synonyms

• (wheel with buckets) noria

Translations

• French: roue à aubes
• German: Wasserrad
• Italian: bindolo, ruota idraulica
• Portuguese: roda de água
• Russian: водяно́е колесо́
• Spanish: rueda hidráulica

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