英语释义
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Any wheel for propelling machinery or for other
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purposes, that is made to rotate by the direct action of water; --
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called an overshot wheel when the water is applied at the top, an
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undershot wheel when at the bottom, a breast wheel when at an
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intermediate point; other forms are called reaction wheel, vortex
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wheel, turbine wheel, etc.
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The paddle wheel of a steam vessel.
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A wheel for raising water; a noria, or the like.