watermill
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watermill
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From water + mill.
noun watermills · water mill
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The machine or device itself.
Near-synonym: water engine
Similar: water engine
- The machine and the building that houses it, considered as a unit. Upstream from the house is a watermill, cased in gleaming white weather-boarding, which has been restored to working order. Near by is the water-driven turbine which [Rudyard] Kipling had installed in 1902 to light his mansion with electricity.
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noun mill powered by water
| Español | molino de agua, molino hidráulico, aceña, aguaducho, ceña, cenia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 물레방아 mullebang'a, 물방아 mulbang'a |
| 日本語 | 水車小屋 suishagoya, 水車場 suishaba |
| 中文 | 水力磨坊 shuǐlì mòfāng, 水車 /水车 shuǐchē |
| हिन्दी | पनचक्की pancakkī |
| Português | moinho de água, moinho d’água, roda d’água |
| Français | moulin à eau |
| Deutsch | Wassermühle |
| Italiano | mulino ad acqua |
| Ελληνικά | νερόμυλος nerómylos |
| Română | moară de apă |
| Русский | водяна́я ме́льница vodjanája mélʹnica |
| العربية | طَاحُونَة مَائِيَّة ṭāḥūna māʔiyya |
| עברית | טַחֲנַת מַיִם takhanat mayim |
Talk about this word "watermill." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/watermill. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. watermill. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/watermill "watermill." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/watermill.Cite this
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title = {watermill},
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