A wheel for raising water, esp. for irrigation, by means of buckets fitted on its circumference.
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > equipment > lifting or hoisting equipment > [noun] > for raising water > wheel for raising water (12) waterwheel1591 A wheel for raising water, esp. for irrigation, by means of buckets fitted on its circumference. Persian wheel1649 (a) = bucket-wheel n. at bucket, n.1 compounds (cf. noria, n.); (b) a type of waterwheel having curved or radial compartments which pick up water… sakia1687 A machine for drawing water for irrigation, consisting of a large vertical wheel to which a number of earthen pots are attached, and to which motion… 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… Egyptian wheel1793 (see quots.). bucket-wheel1797 an ancient contrivance for raising water, consisting of buckets fixed round a wheel, or attached to a rope passing round a wheel, which fill at… tabut1836 A form of waterwheel used in Egypt. pot-wheel1852 a wheel fitted with pots or buckets for raising water; a noria. tympan1858 = tympanum, n. 4b. irrigation-wheel1864 a wheel by means of which land is irrigated. spider-wheel1868 (a) a form of waterwheel; (b) Needlework (see spider-stitch n.); (c) a metal wheel with wire spokes (formerly applied spec. to a bicycle-wheel). tympanum1875 Mechanics. A kind of wheel (originally drum-shaped) with curved radial partitions, used for raising water. |
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