mill wheel
Water-powered grinding wheel
A mill wheel is the large wheel that powers a water mill or windmill, converting the energy of flowing water or wind into rotational force to grind grain or drive machinery.
Traditional mill wheels are made of wood or iron with paddles or buckets around the rim: The old mill wheel creaked as water rushed over it.
River-powered rotating mechanism
- millraceChannel driving water wheels
- millpondDammed water powering machinery
- sluiceGated water conduit
- flumeConstructed water channel
penstock · spillway · current · flow · paddle · bucket · overshot · undershot
Shaft for wheel rotation
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- gearToothed wheel or belongings
- cogProjecting gear tooth
- hubCentral connection point
spoke · rim · bearing · spindle · wallower · trundle · gudgeon · wooden teeth
Idyllically rural
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- picturesqueVisually pleasing, paintable
- quaintAttractively unfamiliar, outdated
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
idyllic · old-fashioned · wooden · moss-covered · weathered · scenic · charming · farmstead
Milled grain powder
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- gristGrain to be milled
- mealOccasion for nourishment
- pulverizeCrush to powder
crush · wheat · corn · barley · rye · oats · buckwheat · malt
Of lasting significance
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- restorationReturning something to condition
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- museumPublic exhibit space
relic · antiquity · tradition · folklore · monument · conservation · craft · living history
waterwheel
River-powered rotating mechanism
- millraceChannel driving water wheels
- millpondDammed water powering machinery
- sluiceGated water conduit
flume · penstock · spillway · current · flow · paddle · bucket · overshot · undershot · headrace
axle
Shaft for wheel rotation
hub · spoke · rim · bearing · spindle · wallower · trundle · gudgeon · wooden teeth · rotation
bucolic
Idyllically rural
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- picturesqueVisually pleasing, paintable
- quaintAttractively unfamiliar, outdated
countryside · idyllic · old-fashioned · wooden · moss-covered · weathered · scenic · charming · farmstead · village
flour
Milled grain powder
pulverize · crush · wheat · corn · barley · rye · oats · buckwheat · malt · hopper
historic
Of lasting significance
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- restorationReturning something to condition
- landmarkNotable point of reference
museum · relic · antiquity · tradition · folklore · monument · conservation · craft · living history
- waterwheels
- rotating thingsflywheel
- mill termsflour, wheat, grain, corn, barley
- mill townfactory, factory worker, factory whistle, factory system, company town
- millingflour, millrace, quern, grinding stones, grinding stone
- Miller thingshopper, grinding, flour production, millrace, wheat flour
mill wheelwindmill
Rotating structure harnessing air
wind turbine · steam engine · electric motor · treadmill · wind vane
mill, wheel, mills, wheels, milled, milling, miller, wheeled, wheeling