millwheel

See also: mill wheel

English

Alternative forms

mill wheel

Etymology

From Middle English milnewhel, from Old English mylenhwēol (“millwheel”), equivalent to mill +‎ wheel.

Noun

millwheel (plural millwheels)

A water wheel used to power a watermill.

Translations

water wheel used to power a watermill

Bulgarian: воденично колело n (vodenično kolelo)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 水輪／水轮 (zh) (shuǐlún)
Finnish: vesipyörä (fi)
German: Mühlrad (de) n
Manx: queeyl wyllinagh f
Russian: ме́льничное колесо́ n (mélʹničnoje kolesó)
Swedish: kvarnhjul n

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