Illustration of Archimedes' screw
Archimedes' screw
noun
Ar·chi·me·des' screw
ˌär-kə-ˈmē-dēz- 
: a device made of a tube bent spirally around an axis or of a broad-threaded screw encased by a cylinder and used to raise water
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“Archimedes' screw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Archimedes%27%20screw. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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