water wheel

1. Any wheel for propelling machinery or for other purposes, that is made to rotate by the direct action of water; -- called an overshot wheel when the water is applied at the top, an undershot wheel when at the bottom, a breast wheel when at an intermediate point; other forms are called reaction wheel, vortex wheel, turbine wheel, etc. Source: opted

2. The paddle wheel of a steam vessel. Source: opted

3. A wheel for raising water; a noria, or the like. Source: opted

4. n. a wheel with buckets attached to its rim; raises water from a stream or pond Source: wordnet

5. n. a wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbine Source: wordnet

6. 1. Any wheel for propelling machinery or for other purposes, that is made to rotate by the direct action of water; -- called an overshot wheel when the water is applied at the top, an undershot wheel when at the bottom, a breast wheel when at an intermediate point; other forms are called reaction wheel, vortex wheel, turbine wheel, etc. 2. The paddle wheel of a steam vessel. 3. A wheel for raising water; a noria, or the like. Source: webster

7. Any wheel for propelling machinery or for other purposes, that is made to rotate by the direct action of water; -- called an overshot wheel when the water is applied at the top, an undershot wheel when at the bottom, a breast wheel when at an intermediate point; other forms are called reaction wheel, vortex wheel, turbine wheel, etc. The paddle wheel of a steam vessel. A wheel for raising water; a noria, or the like. Source: ecdict

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