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  • 121beam-engine — beamˈ engine noun A steam engine with a beam connecting the piston rod and the crank of the wheel shaft or the buckets of a pump • • • Main Entry: ↑beam …

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  • 122Ant|li|a — «ANT lee uh», noun, plural li|ae « lee ee». Zoology. the tubelike proboscis of butterflies, moths, and other lepidopterous insects. ╂[< Latin antlia a pump < Greek antlía buckets] Ant|li|a «ANT lee uh», noun, genitive Ant|li|ae …

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  • 123ant|li|a — «ANT lee uh», noun, plural li|ae « lee ee». Zoology. the tubelike proboscis of butterflies, moths, and other lepidopterous insects. ╂[< Latin antlia a pump < Greek antlía buckets] Ant|li|a «ANT lee uh», noun, genitive Ant|li|ae …

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  • 124wa|ter|wheel — water wheel, or wa|ter|wheel «WT uhr HWEEL WOT », noun. 1. a wheel turned with water and designed to drive machinery, such as that of a mill or pump. The grindstones of grain mills used to be run by water wheels. 2. a wheel for raising water,… …

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