watermill

Definition

A mill powered by water.

Etymology

From water + mill.

Example Sentences

• "Near-synonym: water engine"
• "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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