| 单词 | persian wheel |
| 释义 | > as lemmasPersian wheel Persian wheel n. (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 when submerged and discharge it near the axis. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > lifting or hoisting equipment > [noun] > for raising water > wheel for raising water waterwheel1591 Persian wheel1649 sakia1687 noria1696 Egyptian wheel1793 bucket-wheel1797 tabut1836 pot-wheel1852 tympan1858 irrigation-wheel1864 spider-wheel1868 tympanum1875 1649 W. Blith Eng. Improver xxv. 164 The Persian-Weele, or Water-Wheele, to rayse Water out the Streame that drives it... The buckets..so long as the Wheele is broad. 1704 Dict. Rusticum Persian-Wheel..for overflowing of..Land lying on the borders or banks of Rivers or Streams. 1864 J. A. Grant Walk across Afr. xvii. 403 The Persian wheel, with its hanging earthen jars, overhangs the river [Nile] and..raises the water to the heights of the fields and gardens. 1926 W. Mallory China: Land of Famine vi. 144 Dams or weirs are constructed along the main watercourses, and Persian wheels are used to lift the water from the canals onto the fields. 2003 Indian Express (Nexis) 17 Mar. Pooran Lal set his sights on a rehat (Persian wheel), and started his forays in search of machine parts in the junk market of Jhansi, and gradually fitted them into a water pump. < as lemmas |
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