| 单词 | water wheel |
| 释义 | water wheel (once / 28209 pages) n WORD FAMILY water wheel: water wheels USAGE EXAMPLESVisitors see how the power of the Seneca River led to water wheels and mills in the town. Washington Post(Oct 20, 2016) Think of it as a leaky aqueduct leading to a water wheel. Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind(2007) Prisoners would walk the treadmill, which resembled a water wheel, as part of their punishment. BBC(Jun 15, 2016) 1n a wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbine Syn|Hypo|Hyper waterwheel mill wheel, millwheel water wheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill noriaa water wheel with buckets attached to the rim; used to raise water for transfer to an irrigation channel wheel a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines) 2n a wheel with buckets attached to its rim; raises water from a stream or pond Syn|Hyper waterwheel wheel a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines) |
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