waterwheel

• Ein Rad mit an seinem Umfang befestigten Schaufeln oder Eimern, das Wasser aus einem Bach oder Teich hebt, oder ein Rad, das unmittelbar durch die Kraft des Wassers angetrieben wird und wie eine einfache Turbine wirkt.

A wheel with buckets attached to its rim that raises water from a stream or pond, or a wheel that rotates by direct action of water, functioning as a simple turbine.

1. Water-raising wheelB2formal

   A wheel with buckets or containers attached to its rim, used to lift water from a stream or pond for irrigation or drainage.

   Wasserrad

   • The old waterwheel lifted water from the river to the fields.
   • Farmers used a waterwheel to irrigate their crops.
   • The museum displayed a replica of a medieval waterwheel.

   Synonymenoria

2. Power-generating wheelB2formal

   A wheel that rotates by the direct action of flowing water, functioning as a simple turbine to harness energy.

   Wasserrad

   • The mill's waterwheel turned to grind grain into flour.
   • Engineers studied the waterwheel to understand early hydropower.
   • The waterwheel provided mechanical power for the workshop.