| 释义 | waterwheel \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
 Etymology: Middle English waterwhele, from water + whele wheel — more at wheel
 1.  : a wheel made to rotate by direct action of water: as
 a.  : a vertical wheel on a horizontal shaft moved at a comparatively low velocity by the action or weight of the water on or in floats or buckets on its rim — see breast wheel, overshot wheel, poncelet wheel
 b.  : a turbine operated by water
 2.  : a wheel (as a noria) for raising water
 3.  : the paddle wheel of a steamship
 4.  : a synchronized swimming stunt which is executed with the body lying on the side and in which the knees are drawn toward the chest and the body is propelled in a circle by alternate pedaling movements of the legs and feet
 
  [waterwheel 1] |