Japanese Meaning of water wheel

水車

Other Japanese words related to 水車

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Definitions and Meaning of water wheel in English

Wordnet

water wheel (n)

a wheel with buckets attached to its rim; raises water from a stream or pond

a wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbine

Webster

water wheel ()

Any wheel for propelling machinery or for other purposes, that is made to rotate by the direct action of water; -- called an overshot wheel when the water is applied at the top, an undershot wheel when at the bottom, a breast wheel when at an intermediate point; other forms are called reaction wheel, vortex wheel, turbine wheel, etc.

The paddle wheel of a steam vessel.

A wheel for raising water; a noria, or the like.

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水車

a wheel with buckets attached to its rim; raises water from a stream or pond, a wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbineAny wheel for prop

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water way => 水路, water wagtail => セキレイ, water wagon => 給水車, water waggon => 水車, water vole => マスクラット,