water powern.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtə ˌpaʊə/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdər ˌpaʊər/,

/ˈwɑdər ˌpaʊər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., power n.¹

Etymology: < water n. + power n.¹Compare German Wasserkraft (1785 or earlier).

The power produced by flowing or falling water, esp. used as a source of energy; energy so generated (cf. power n.¹ 15). Also: (chiefly North American) a fall or flow of water which is or can be so utilized; a water-powered installation.Cf. solar power n. at solar adj. and n.¹ Compounds 3, wind-power n. at wind n.¹ Compounds 1b, etc.In quot. ?c1700 referring to the destructive power of flowing water.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > stream > [noun] > utilizable for driving machinery

water power?c1700

water privilege1804

the world > matter > physics > energy or power of doing work > [noun] > capacity for exertion of mechanical force > water-power

water power?c1700

mill power1833

?c1700 R. Colepepyr New Method Preserv. Navigation Thames 3 Your Proponent..hopes he has explained his Methods for Preservation of the Navigation, and Repair of the Breach aforesaid,..much Cheaper than in the old Way of fighting against Water Powers.

1817 M. Birkbeck Notes Journey Amer. 119 Water-mills, or, in defect of water-power, steam-mills rise on the nearest navigable stream.

a1861 T. Winthrop Life in Open Air (1863) 24 Far down, at some water-power nearest the reach of tide, a boom checks the march of this formidable body.

1871 C. Marshall Canad. Dominion 42 The saw-mills are built where a great water-power can be obtained.

1882 Nation (N.Y.) 13 July 33/1 It is here, at the ‘fall-line’, that the most available water-powers are to be found.

1924 Geogr. Rev. 14 99 The French Pyrenees, though less elevated than the Alps, are capable of furnishing ample water power.

1970 Connecticut Hist. Soc. Apr. 64 The water power known as Tyler's Mill was purchased in 1809 by Charles and Hirmam Yale.

1991 Washington Post 30 Jan. a9/2 Austrian electrical plants..are driven by water power.

2007 N. Rosen How to live Off-grid viii. 308 Even though wind and water power are old technologies, renewable energy is still in its infancy.

Compounds

General attributive.

ΚΠ

1822 Amer. Farmer 3 p.ix His water power machine is very valuable.

1824 Independent Chron. & Boston Patriot 9 June 2/2 Bill to establish the Boston Water Power Company, was read twice, and tomorrow, 11 o'clock, assigned for a third reading.

1872 R. W. Raymond Statistics Mines & Mining 332 A 15-stamp water-power mill, which was running last summer.

1907 Stone & Webster Public Service Jrnl. 1 311 The company also owns some water power property.

1925 Glasgow Herald 16 Nov. 9 Industrialising schemes apart from the water-power projects cannot succeed.

2007 R. J. Sharpe & P. I. McMahon Persons Case iv. 102 On another contentious issue—the development of water-power resources—the conference agreed to disagree and to refer the whole issue to the Supreme Court.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	water power
释义	water powern. Brit. /ˈwɔːtə ˌpaʊə/, U.S. /ˈwɔdər ˌpaʊər/, /ˈwɑdər ˌpaʊər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., power n.¹ Etymology: < water n. + power n.¹Compare German Wasserkraft (1785 or earlier). The power produced by flowing or falling water, esp. used as a source of energy; energy so generated (cf. power n.¹ 15). Also: (chiefly North American) a fall or flow of water which is or can be so utilized; a water-powered installation.Cf. solar power n. at solar adj. and n.¹ Compounds 3, wind-power n. at wind n.¹ Compounds 1b, etc.In quot. ?c1700 referring to the destructive power of flowing water. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > stream > [noun] > utilizable for driving machinery water power?c1700 water privilege1804 the world > matter > physics > energy or power of doing work > [noun] > capacity for exertion of mechanical force > water-power water power?c1700 mill power1833 ?c1700 R. Colepepyr New Method Preserv. Navigation Thames 3 Your Proponent..hopes he has explained his Methods for Preservation of the Navigation, and Repair of the Breach aforesaid,..much Cheaper than in the old Way of fighting against Water Powers. 1817 M. Birkbeck Notes Journey Amer. 119 Water-mills, or, in defect of water-power, steam-mills rise on the nearest navigable stream. a1861 T. Winthrop Life in Open Air (1863) 24 Far down, at some water-power nearest the reach of tide, a boom checks the march of this formidable body. 1871 C. Marshall Canad. Dominion 42 The saw-mills are built where a great water-power can be obtained. 1882 Nation (N.Y.) 13 July 33/1 It is here, at the ‘fall-line’, that the most available water-powers are to be found. 1924 Geogr. Rev. 14 99 The French Pyrenees, though less elevated than the Alps, are capable of furnishing ample water power. 1970 Connecticut Hist. Soc. Apr. 64 The water power known as Tyler's Mill was purchased in 1809 by Charles and Hirmam Yale. 1991 Washington Post 30 Jan. a9/2 Austrian electrical plants..are driven by water power. 2007 N. Rosen How to live Off-grid viii. 308 Even though wind and water power are old technologies, renewable energy is still in its infancy. Compounds General attributive. ΚΠ 1822 Amer. Farmer 3 p.ix His water power machine is very valuable. 1824 Independent Chron. & Boston Patriot 9 June 2/2 Bill to establish the Boston Water Power Company, was read twice, and tomorrow, 11 o'clock, assigned for a third reading. 1872 R. W. Raymond Statistics Mines & Mining 332 A 15-stamp water-power mill, which was running last summer. 1907 Stone & Webster Public Service Jrnl. 1 311 The company also owns some water power property. 1925 Glasgow Herald 16 Nov. 9 Industrialising schemes apart from the water-power projects cannot succeed. 2007 R. J. Sharpe & P. I. McMahon Persons Case iv. 102 On another contentious issue—the development of water-power resources—the conference agreed to disagree and to refer the whole issue to the Supreme Court. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.?c1700
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