| NOUN | artifact | water wheel, waterwheel | a wheel with buckets attached to its rim |
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| artifact | water wheel, waterwheel | a wheel that rotates by direct action of water |
| Meaning | A wheel with buckets attached to its rim; raises water from a stream or pond. | |
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| Synonym | waterwheel | |
| Broader | 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) |
| Spanish | noria | |
| Catalan | sènia | |
| Meaning | A wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbine. | |
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| Synonym | waterwheel | |
| Part of | water mill | A mill powered by a water wheel |
| Parts | bucket, pail | A roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top |
| Narrower | millwheel, mill wheel | water wheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill |
| noria | A water wheel with buckets attached to the rim | |
| Broader | 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) |
| Spanish | rueda hidráulica | |
| Catalan | roda hidràulica | |
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