millwheel
Definition
- Noun:
- A water wheel used to drive machinery in a mill: A large, circular wheel, typically made of wood or metal, designed to be turned by flowing water. Its rotational power is used to operate the machinery inside a mill, such as grinding stones for grain or saws for timber.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The old mill's millwheel turned steadily in the river current.
- They are restoring the historic millwheel to demonstrate how grain was ground in the 18th century.
- The power generated by the millwheel was essential for the village's economy.
Advanced Usage
- Historical/Technical Context: The term is primarily used in historical, technical, or descriptive contexts related to pre-industrial or early industrial machinery and heritage sites.
- The engineering of the Roman millwheel was surprisingly advanced for its time.
Variants and Related Words
- Waterwheel (noun): A more general term for any wheel turned by water, which may or may not be part of a mill. A millwheel is a specific type of waterwheel.
- Mill race (noun): The channel of water that directs flow onto or against the millwheel.
- Millpond (noun): The reservoir of water created to supply the millwheel.
Synonyms
- Water wheel: The closest direct synonym, though it is a broader category.
- Overshot wheel / Undershot wheel: Technical terms specifying how water contacts the wheel.
Related Phrases
- To turn like a millwheel: An idiomatic expression suggesting steady, relentless, or circular motion.
- His thoughts turned like a millwheel, going over the same problem again and again.
Noun
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water wheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill
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