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单词 whirl-wheel
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whirl-wheel
whirl-wheel n.
Brit. /ˈwəːlwiːl/
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U.S. /ˈ(h)wərlˌ(h)wil/
[translating French rouet volant] a kind of waterwheel (see quot.).
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society > occupation and work > equipment > mills > [noun] > wheel used to drive mill
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whirl-wheel1853
1853 J. Glynn Treat. Power Water 37 An elaborate series of experiments and an excellent report on the useful effect of the ordinary horizontal water-wheel at present used in France. Those on which the experiments were made are at Toulouse... These wheels are of two kinds: those situate on the rivers are called bucket-wheels (à cuve)..; those which are placed on the canal are called whirl-wheels (rouets volants),..and are turned by the percussion of the water upon curved floats.
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