millwheel

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millwheel

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From Middle English milnewhel, from Old English mylenhwēol (“millwheel”), equivalent to mill + wheel.

noun millwheels · mill wheel

A water wheel used to power a watermill.

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noun water wheel used to power a watermill

中文	水輪 /水轮 shuǐlún
Deutsch	Mühlrad
Русский	ме́льничное колесо́ mélʹničnoje kolesó

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@misc{millwheel_2026,
  title = {millwheel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/millwheel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}