millwheel

millwheel

(ˈmɪlˌwiːl) n (Mechanical Engineering) a wheel, esp a waterwheel, that drives a mill

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Noun

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millwheel - water wheel that is used to drive machinery in a millmill wheelpaddle - 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

Translations

碾轮

mill

(mil) noun1. a machine, sometimes now electrical, for grinding coffee, pepper etc by crushing it between rough, hard surfaces. a coffee-mill; a pepper-mill. (咖啡等的)研磨機，(胡椒等的)研磨器或研磨罐 碾磨机，磨粉机 2. a building where grain is ground. The farmer took his corn to the mill. 磨坊，穀物碾磨廠 磨坊，面粉厂 3. a building where certain types of things are manufactured. A woollen-mill; a steel-mill. 製造廠 工厂 verb1. to grind or press. This flour was milled locally. 研磨，碾磨 碾磨2. (usually with about or around) (of crowds) to move about in a disorganized way. There's a huge crowd of people milling around outside. (一大群人)漫無目的走來走去 成群地乱转ˈmiller noun a person who works a grain mill. 磨坊工人 磨坊工人ˈmillstone noun1. one of the two large, heavy stones used in an old-fashioned mill for grinding grain. 石磨 磨石2. (usually with round one's/the neck) something that is a heavy burden or responsibility, and prevents easy progress. He regarded his brother as a millstone round his neck. 重擔 重担ˈmillwheel noun a wheel that provides power to a mill as it turns. 研磨輪 碾轮