mill-wheel
1Mill wheel — Mill Mill, n. [OE. mille, melle, mulle, milne, AS. myln, mylen; akin to D. molen, G. m[ u]hle, OHG. mul[=i], mul[=i]n, Icel. mylna; all prob. from L. molina, fr. mola millstone; prop., that which grinds, akin to molere to grind, Goth. malan, G.… …
2mill-wheel — (n.) O.E. mylnn hweol; see MILL (Cf. mill) (n.1) + WHEEL (Cf. wheel) (n.) …
3mill wheel — n. the wheel, usually a water wheel, that drives the machinery in a mill …
4mill wheel — mill ,wheel noun count a large wheel that is turned by water and supplies the power to operate the machines in a MILL …
5mill wheel — mill′ wheel n. a wheel, esp. a waterwheel, for driving a mill …
6mill wheel — ► NOUN ▪ a wheel used to drive a watermill …
7mill wheel — noun water wheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill • Syn: ↑millwheel • Hypernyms: ↑waterwheel, ↑water wheel • Part Holonyms: ↑water mill • Part Meronyms: ↑ …
8mill wheel — a wheel, esp. a waterwheel, for driving a mill. [bef. 1000; ME myln whele, OE mylenhweol. See MILL1, WHEEL] * * * …
9mill wheel — n. wheel pushed by water that is used to propel a mill …
10mill wheel — noun Date: before 12th century a waterwheel that drives a mill …