A bucket used to draw water from a well by means of a rope and pulley or a windlass.
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > equipment > lifting or hoisting equipment > [noun] > for raising water (55) well bucket1477 A bucket used to draw water from a well by means of a rope and pulley or a windlass. flail?a1500 Something that swings on a pivot. A beam like that of a balance (by which two buckets can be lowered alternately into a draw-well). kettle-mill1570 a device for raising water. scoop1580 Applied to a mechanical contrivance for drawing water. water engine1611 A machine or large pump for raising water from below ground level. Cf. engine, n. 6b. Now historical. chain-pumpa1618 A machine for raising water by means of an endless chain; most commonly the chain passes in its upward course through a tube, and raises the water… cochlea1648 The water-screw of Archimedes. water-screw1648 a device for raising water by means of a helix rotating within a tube, an Archimedean screw; (more generally) any water pump working on the same… engine1652 A pump for draining water from an area of land, driven by the wind turning sails arranged as in a windmill; = wind-pump n. (b) at wind, n.1… bucket-fountain1663 a means of raising water with buckets. chain1682 Short for chain-pump, n. Obsolete. noria1696 Originally in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries but subsequently more widely, esp. in the East: a device for raising water from a stream or… tub-engine1702 a contrivance for raising water by means of a chain of tubs or the like. tub-gin1702 = tub-engine n. well-pole1727 (a) = well sweep n.; (b) a pole with a hook at one end to which a well bucket can be attached. screw engine1729 A device used for raising water by means of the rotation of a helical surface within a closely fitting duct; Archimedes' Screw. More fully Archimed… rag1747 = rag pump, n. Obsolete. rare. rag pump1747 A chain-pump driven by a rag wheel. Cf. rag, n.3 swape1773 A long pole supported on a fulcrum and carrying a bucket for raising water; also, a pump-handle: = sweep, n. 24. Also in combination, as swape-well… picotah1780 In South India: a device for raising water consisting of a pivoted beam weighted at one end and with a bucket suspended from the other, operated by a… water balance1800 Any of various appliances for raising water and involving balance in some way. Obsolete. ram1801 In full hydraulic ram. A device in which, by an arrangement of valves, a body of water descending in a pipe is brought to rest suddenly and its… well sweep1818 a long pole mounted over a well as a lever for raising buckets of water; = sweep, n. 24. shadoof1836 A contrivance used in the East for raising water for irrigation purposes, consisting of a rod or pole working upon a pivot, at one end of which is… hydraulic belt1856 an endless woollen band passing over rollers for raising water by absorption and compression. water carrier1875 A vessel or vehicle for carrying water. bailer1883 He who or that which bails water out; a man employed to bail out a ship; a utensil used for this purpose, a machine constructed to lift and throw… trip-bucket1926 a bucket used for raising water from wells in Arabia, operated by a tripping device and pulled by animals. Subcategories:— parts of (5) — system of (3) — building for (1) — in form of lever (6) — wheel for raising water (12) |
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