Definitions
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- noun Alternative spelling of
water wheel .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbine
- noun a wheel with buckets attached to its rim; raises water from a stream or pond
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Examples
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The Magenn MARS tethered balloon, which rotates in the breeze similar to an old-fashioned waterwheel, is designed to provide power to small villages in lesser developed countries (think most of Africa).
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Facilities: The hotel was originally a 17th century working corn-mill and still today the waterwheel is a highlight of the comfortable restaurant, which offers guests a relaxed atmosphere and excellent traditional menu.
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As for Milo's waterwheel, that was discovered right at the point when I was writing that chapter - the Museum of London archaeologists were amazed that I had managed to put it in.
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My first choice for grain is WAR EAGLE MILL, a historic stone mill in War Eagle, Ark., that's been restored four times since 1832 and is still powered by a waterwheel.
Avital Binshtock: Grain Trust: Experts Recommend Their Eco-Favorites Avital Binshtock 2011
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When it comes to story telling, tension is the water that drives the waterwheel of a book.
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My first choice for grain is WAR EAGLE MILL, a historic stone mill in War Eagle, Ark., that's been restored four times since 1832 and is still powered by a waterwheel.
Avital Binshtock: Grain Trust: Experts Recommend Their Eco-Favorites Avital Binshtock 2011
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My first choice for grain is WAR EAGLE MILL, a historic stone mill in War Eagle, Ark., that's been restored four times since 1832 and is still powered by a waterwheel.
Avital Binshtock: Grain Trust: Experts Recommend Their Eco-Favorites Avital Binshtock 2011
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At the head of the wooded valley the mine bousteads – where miners stored ore that they brought to the surface – have been repointed and work is nearing completion on the waterwheel pit and mountings of the Armstrong hydraulic engine that once hauled miners up the 177-metre shaft, the deepest in the dale.
Country diary: Westgate, Weardale Phil Gates 2010
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My first choice for grain is WAR EAGLE MILL, a historic stone mill in War Eagle, Ark., that's been restored four times since 1832 and is still powered by a waterwheel.
Avital Binshtock: Grain Trust: Experts Recommend Their Eco-Favorites Avital Binshtock 2011
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Back in the '60s the West German and U.S. governments had invested in civil infrastructure for the hospitals, but both the small hydroelectric power station and waterwheel-based potable water system had fallen into disrepair and were inoperable.
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