millrace
Water wheel's current
A millrace is the channel that carries water to or from a mill wheel, providing the flow that powers the mill.
The term appears in descriptions of old water mills and their surroundings: The millrace ran swift and cold beside the stone building.
Also spelled mill race.
Constructed water channel
- penstockControlled water conduit
- sluiceGated water conduit
- weirLow river barrier
- canalDug water passage
aqueduct · conduit · trough · culvert · tailrace · headrace · spillway · waterway
River-powered rotating mechanism
- millGrain-crushing facility
- millpondDammed water powering machinery
- milldamBarrier creating grinding pond
- flourMilled grain powder
grain · grinding · sawmill · lumber · fulling · carding · hopper · sluicegate
Directed flow of charge
- streamSteady continuous flow
- rushQuick sudden movement
- torrentViolent rushing flow
- cascadeSuccessive downward flow
surge · gush · discharge · outflow · runoff · spillage · flux · drift
Small flowing watercourse
- creekNarrow natural watercourse
- streamSteady continuous flow
- rivuletVery small stream
- runnelSmall flowing waterway
tributary · watershed · riparian · bank · bed · freshwater · sediment · erosion
Blade-driven energy converter
- hydroelectricGenerated by flowing water
- hydropowerElectricity from flowing currents
- energyPower to do work
- generationAge-defined peer group
kinetic · mechanical · renewable · waterpower · dynamo · efficiency · horsepower · output
flume
Constructed water channel
canal · aqueduct · conduit · trough · culvert · tailrace · headrace · spillway · waterway · watercourse
waterwheel
River-powered rotating mechanism
- millGrain-crushing facility
- millpondDammed water powering machinery
- milldamBarrier creating grinding pond
flour · grain · grinding · sawmill · lumber · fulling · carding · hopper · sluicegate · paddle
current
Directed flow of charge
cascade · surge · gush · discharge · outflow · runoff · spillage · flux · drift · velocity
brook
Small flowing watercourse
runnel · tributary · watershed · riparian · bank · bed · freshwater · sediment · erosion · embankment
turbine
Blade-driven energy converter
- hydroelectricGenerated by flowing water
- hydropowerElectricity from flowing currents
- energyPower to do work
generation · kinetic · mechanical · renewable · waterpower · dynamo · efficiency · horsepower · output · drive
- millingmill, grist mill, mills, corn mill, grain mill
- water channelsditch, drain, gutter, sewer, channel
- waterpowerwaterwheel, water wheel, watermill, water turbine, hydropower
- Miller thingsmill wheel, hopper, grinding, flour production, mill dam
- narrow passagesstrait, canal, gorge, pass, narrows
- racetrackpit lane, starting line, starting gate, finish line, starting grid
millracestill pond
Undisturbed small body of water
stagnant pool · standing water · millpond · reservoir · dead water
millraceornamental pond
Decorative outdoor water feature
reflecting pool · natural pool · garden pond · fishpond · swimming hole
race, racetrack, raceway, windmill, miller, milling, millstone, gristmill