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Traditional water mills were found in China as early as 30 A.D., and humans have been extracting power from the flow of water ever since.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2024
However, the water mills on the River Len, from where the house gets its name, are known to be much older than that.
—Laura Euler For Dirt.com, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2021
In fact, French newspaper Le Monde reported, the group had actually hacked a water mill in a small village and caused its water level to drop by 20 centimeters.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 8 May 2024
There is a floating tennis court and a spa in a converted water mill.
—Nina Caplan, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2023
Before lunch at nearby Grotto Pozzasc, built on the site of an ancient water mill, families bathed and relaxed on the flat stones that dot the turquoise Peccia River.
—Sylvie Bigar, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022
The storm was just above us, and the furious torrent rushed past the renovated water mill.
—Sylvie Bigar, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022
Wet, below the snowline, smelling of vegetation With a running stream and a water mill beating the darkness.
—New York Times, 19 July 2022
Listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site, the large site includes the 12th century abbey, water mill, palatial country house, Victorian church, huge Georgian water garden—and now a major tanning operation.
—David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Oct. 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of water mill was
in the 14th century
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“Water mill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20mill. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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