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millwheel

/ˈmɪl.wiːl/

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noun

C1formalcommon/ˈmɪl.wiːl/

A water wheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill.

  • 🇷🇺Водяное колесо, используемое для привода механизмов на мельнице.
  1. Water wheel for mill machinery B2 formal

    A large wheel, typically powered by flowing water, that is used to drive the mechanical equipment inside a mill.

    • The old millwheel creaked as it turned in the stream.
    • They restored the historic millwheel to its original working condition.
    • The millwheel provided the power to grind the grain.

    🇷🇺Мельничное колесо

    Synonyms: water wheelwaterwheel

  • millwheels plural form
  • millwheels' possessive plural form
  • millwheel's possessive singular form