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A wheel, propelled by running or falling water, used to power machinery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A wheel with buckets used to raise water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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a wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: waterwheel
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wheel
Narrower terms: millwheel, mill wheel, noria
a wheel with buckets attached to its rim; raises water from a stream or pond
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: waterwheel
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wheel
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
58 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
waterwiel
— wheel propelled by water
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Sudanese Arabic:
ساقية
(sāgiya)
— wheel propelled by water
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Belarusian:
вадзяное кола
(vadzjanóje kóla)
— wheel propelled by water
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Bulgarian:
водно колело
(vodno kolelo)
— wheel propelled by water
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Catalan:
roda hidràulica
— wheel propelled by water
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Chinese Mandarin:
水車 /水车
(shuǐchē)
— wheel propelled by water
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Chinese Mandarin:
水輪 /水轮
(shuǐlún)
— wheel propelled by water
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Czech:
vodní kolo
— wheel propelled by water
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Danish:
møllehjul
— wheel propelled by water
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Dutch:
waterrad
— wheel propelled by water
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Esperanto:
akvorado
— wheel propelled by water
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Finnish:
vesipyörä
— wheel propelled by water
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French:
roue à aubes
— wheel propelled by water
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Galician:
rodicio
— wheel propelled by water
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Georgian:
წყლის ბორბალი
(c̣q̇lis borbali)
— wheel propelled by water
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German:
Wasserrad
— wheel propelled by water
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Hebrew:
גלגל מים
— wheel propelled by water
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Hindi:
पनचक्की
(pancakkī)
— wheel propelled by water
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Hunsrik:
Wasserraat
— wheel propelled by water
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Icelandic:
vatnshjól
— wheel propelled by water
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Indonesian:
kincir air
— wheel propelled by water
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Italian:
bindolo
— wheel propelled by water
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Italian:
ruota idraulica
— wheel propelled by water
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Japanese:
水車
(suisha)
— wheel propelled by water
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Korean:
수차
(sucha)
— wheel propelled by water
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Latvian:
ūdensrats
— wheel propelled by water
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Lithuanian:
vandens ratas
— wheel propelled by water
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Marathi:
पाणचक्की
(pāṇcakkī)
— wheel propelled by water
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Norwegian:
vannhjul
— wheel propelled by water
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Old English:
hlædhwēol
— wheel propelled by water
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Old English:
hlædtrendel
— wheel propelled by water
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Persian:
چرخ آبی
— wheel propelled by water
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Polish:
koło wodne
— wheel propelled by water
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Portuguese:
roda de água
— wheel propelled by water
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Russian:
водяно́е колесо́
(vodjanóje kolesó)
— wheel propelled by water
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Serbo-Croatian:
vodeničko kolo
— wheel propelled by water
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Slovak:
vodné koleso
— wheel propelled by water
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Spanish:
rueda hidráulica
— wheel propelled by water
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Swedish:
vattenhjul
— wheel propelled by water
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Tagalog:
lagumba
— wheel propelled by water
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Turkish:
su çarkı
— wheel propelled by water
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Ottoman Turkish:
طولاب
(dolab)
— wheel propelled by water
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Ukrainian:
водяне колесо
(vodjane koleso)
— wheel propelled by water
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Vietnamese:
bánh xe nước
— wheel propelled by water
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Azerbaijani:
dolab
— wheel to raise water
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Chinese Mandarin:
水輪 /水轮
(shuǐlún)
— wheel to raise water
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Finnish:
vesipyörä
— wheel to raise water
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Indonesian:
kincir air
— wheel to raise water
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Persian:
دولابه
— wheel to raise water
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Polish:
koło wodne
— wheel to raise water
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Spanish:
azud
— wheel to raise water
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Spanish:
azuda
— wheel to raise water
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Spanish:
aceña
— wheel to raise water
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Spanish:
noria
— wheel to raise water
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Spanish:
aguaducho
— wheel to raise water
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Spanish:
ceña
— wheel to raise water
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Spanish:
cenia
— wheel to raise water
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Ottoman Turkish:
صو طولابی
(su dolabı)
— wheel to raise water