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Water wheel 1

Definition: 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.

Water wheel 2

Definition: The paddle wheel of a steam vessel.

Water wheel 3

Definition: A wheel for raising water; a noria, or the like.

water wheel 4

Definition: a wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbine

water wheel 5

Definition: a wheel with buckets attached to its rim; raises water from a stream or pond

 

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