mill wheel

mill wheel

n. A wheel, typically driven by water, that powers a mill.

mill′ wheel`

n. a wheel, esp. a waterwheel, for driving a mill.

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mill wheel - water wheel that is used to drive machinery in a millmillwheelpaddle - a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheelwater mill - a mill powered by a water wheelwater wheel, waterwheel - a wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbine