waterwheel

• Rueda con paletas o cangilones que, al girar, mueve agua de un arroyo o estanque o es movida por la corriente de agua, actuando como una máquina simple o turbina para moler o elevar agua.

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.

   Noria de elevación de agua

   • 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.

   Sinónimosnoria

2. Power-generating wheelB2formal

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

   Rueda hidráulica

   • 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.