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wheel
Plural
waterwheels
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a mechanical device powered by flowing or falling water, typically used to generate mechanical power for tasks such as grinding grain or pumping water
- The historic mill relied on a large waterwheel to turn grindstones and produce flour.
- Farmers in the countryside used waterwheels to irrigate their fields from nearby streams.
- Engineers installed a modern waterwheel to generate electricity from the river's current.
- The ancient civilization used waterwheels to lift water for irrigation in their agricultural fields.
- The tour guide explained how a waterwheel operated to visitors at the living history museum.
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a wheel with buckets attached to its rim; raises water from a stream or pond
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