MILL WHEEL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Water wheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill

Synonyms:

mill wheel; millwheel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("mill wheel" is a kind of...):

water wheel; waterwheel (a wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbine)

Meronyms (parts of "mill wheel"):

paddle (a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel)

Holonyms ("mill wheel" is a part of...):

water mill (a mill powered by a water wheel)