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MILLWHEEL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does millwheel mean?
• MILLWHEEL (noun)
The noun MILLWHEEL has 1 sense:
1. water wheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill
Familiarity information: MILLWHEEL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Water wheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
mill wheel; millwheel
Hypernyms ("millwheel" is a kind of...):
water wheel; waterwheel (a wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbine)
Meronyms (parts of "millwheel"):
paddle (a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel)
Holonyms ("millwheel" is a part of...):
water mill (a mill powered by a water wheel)
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