Of a watermill: powered by an overshot wheel (see sense A. 1b). Now chiefly historical.
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释义 | society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > wheel > [adjective] > driven by water from above or below (5) overshotc1535 Of a watermill: powered by an overshot wheel (see sense A. 1b). Now chiefly historical. undershoot1602 = undershot, adj. 1. undershot1610 Driven by water passing under. pitch-back1825 Designating a type of waterwheel in which the incoming supply of water falls on to the paddles or buckets of the wheel from above the axle and on… high breast1833 (of a waterwheel) = pitch-back, adj.; cf. breast wheel, n. |
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