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waterwheel
noun
wa·ter·wheel
ˈwȯ-tər-ˌ(h)wēl 
ˈwä-
1
: a wheel made to rotate by direct action of water
2
: a wheel for raising water
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The river once powered its looms via wood waterwheels, and the pure, soft water is still used today to wash cashmere.
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Shane C Kurup, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024
An anti-government fighter poses for a picture in front of one of the waterwheels, or norias, of Hama.
—Ammar Cheikh Omar, NBC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Inside Mutton’s Mill is a rare waterwheel, once used to drain the marshes here for agricultural purposes.
—Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2024
Imagineering then set out to re-create the original Swiss Family Treehouse waterwheel, calling upon the company’s archives division to dig up the historical structure.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
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Shane C Kurup, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024
An anti-government fighter poses for a picture in front of one of the waterwheels, or norias, of Hama.
—Ammar Cheikh Omar, NBC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Inside Mutton’s Mill is a rare waterwheel, once used to drain the marshes here for agricultural purposes.
—Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2024
Imagineering then set out to re-create the original Swiss Family Treehouse waterwheel, calling upon the company’s archives division to dig up the historical structure.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
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“Waterwheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waterwheel. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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waterwheel
noun
wa·ter·wheel
-ˌhwēl
-ˌwēl
: a wheel made to turn by a flow of water against it
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