- mill wheel
- noun Date: before 12th century a waterwheel that drives a mill
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
mill wheel
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Mill wheel — Mill Mill, n. [OE. mille, melle, mulle, milne, AS. myln, mylen; akin to D. molen, G. m[ u]hle, OHG. mul[=i], mul[=i]n, Icel. mylna; all prob. from L. molina, fr. mola millstone; prop., that which grinds, akin to molere to grind, Goth. malan, G.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mill-wheel — (n.) O.E. mylnn hweol; see MILL (Cf. mill) (n.1) + WHEEL (Cf. wheel) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
mill wheel — n. the wheel, usually a water wheel, that drives the machinery in a mill … English World dictionary
mill wheel — mill ,wheel noun count a large wheel that is turned by water and supplies the power to operate the machines in a MILL … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mill wheel — mill′ wheel n. a wheel, esp. a waterwheel, for driving a mill … From formal English to slang
mill wheel — ► NOUN ▪ a wheel used to drive a watermill … English terms dictionary
mill wheel — noun water wheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill • Syn: ↑millwheel • Hypernyms: ↑waterwheel, ↑water wheel • Part Holonyms: ↑water mill • Part Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
mill wheel — a wheel, esp. a waterwheel, for driving a mill. [bef. 1000; ME myln whele, OE mylenhweol. See MILL1, WHEEL] * * * … Universalium
mill wheel — n. wheel pushed by water that is used to propel a mill … English contemporary dictionary
mill wheel — noun a wheel used to drive a watermill … English new terms dictionary
