millwheel
Water-powered grinding wheel
A millwheel is a large wheel turned by flowing water to power a mill, typically for grinding grain.
The wheel connects to millstones through gears and shafts, converting the water's energy into rotational force.
Millwheels were essential to pre-industrial economies: The old millwheel creaked as water rushed over its paddles.
Rural and unrefined
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- historicOf lasting significance
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- craftSkilled manual art
artisan · village · countryside · nostalgia · picturesque · folklore · preservation · landmark
Blade-driven energy converter
- hydropowerElectricity from flowing currents
- damWater-holding barrier
- sluiceGated water conduit
- flumeConstructed water channel
race · millrace · penstock · paddle · bucket · rotation · kinetic · spillway
rustic
Rural and unrefined
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- historicOf lasting significance
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
craft · artisan · village · countryside · nostalgia · picturesque · folklore · preservation · landmark · antiquity
turbine
Blade-driven energy converter
- hydropowerElectricity from flowing currents
- damWater-holding barrier
- sluiceGated water conduit
flume · race · millrace · penstock · paddle · bucket · rotation · kinetic · spillway · weir
cog
Projecting gear tooth
spoke · hub · rim · bearing · wooden · iron · turning · spinning · creak · groan
grind
Crush into particles
meal · grain · wheat · corn · rye · barley · oats · bran · husk · hopper
millwheelwindmill
Rotating structure harnessing air
windmill blade · wind turbine · sail · steam engine · electric motor
millwheelelectric motor
Converts current to motion
turbine · diesel engine · steam engine · hydroelectric generator · nuclear reactor