mill wheel

noun

a wheel, especially a waterwheel, for driving a mill.

Origin of mill wheel

before 1000; Middle English myln whele,Old English mylenhwēol.See mill¹, wheel

Words nearby mill wheel

millstone, millstone around one's neck, millstream, Mill Valley, Millville, mill wheel, millwork, millwright, Milly, Milne, Milne, A. A.

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Example sentences from the Web for mill wheel

The sound of his own mill-wheel, or of the wind among the trees,249 confounded and charmed his heart.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson|Robert Louis Stevenson
The water turned the mill-wheel and then passed on to water the valley and turn other mill-wheels.
Checking the Waste|Mary Huston Gregory
If one has not steam one uses the river to turn the mill-wheel.
The Slave Of The Lamp|Henry Seton Merriman
A butterfly might turn a mill-wheel as efficiently as Adolphine could take charge of an invalid.
Fairy Fingers|Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie

To the left, a fortified gate gaped on emptiness; to the right, a mill-wheel hung in the stream.
Coming Home|Edith Wharton

British Dictionary definitions for mill wheel

millwheel

/ (ˈmɪlˌwiːl) /

noun

a wheel, esp a waterwheel, that drives a mill

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单词	mill wheel
释义	mill wheel noun a wheel, especially a waterwheel, for driving a mill. Origin of mill wheel before 1000; Middle English myln whele,Old English mylenhwēol.See mill¹, wheel Words nearby mill wheel millstone, millstone around one's neck, millstream, Mill Valley, Millville, mill wheel, millwork, millwright, Milly, Milne, Milne, A. A. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mill wheel The sound of his own mill-wheel, or of the wind among the trees,249 confounded and charmed his heart. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson\|Robert Louis Stevenson The water turned the mill-wheel and then passed on to water the valley and turn other mill-wheels. Checking the Waste\|Mary Huston Gregory If one has not steam one uses the river to turn the mill-wheel. The Slave Of The Lamp\|Henry Seton Merriman A butterfly might turn a mill-wheel as efficiently as Adolphine could take charge of an invalid. Fairy Fingers\|Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie To the left, a fortified gate gaped on emptiness; to the right, a mill-wheel hung in the stream. Coming Home\|Edith Wharton British Dictionary definitions for mill wheel millwheel / (ˈmɪlˌwiːl) / noun a wheel, esp a waterwheel, that drives a mill Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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