millwheels
Water-powered grinding wheels
Millwheels are the large wheels that power water mills or windmills.
A millwheel turns as water flows over or under it, or as wind catches its blades, converting natural energy into mechanical force to grind grain or perform other work.
The plural of millwheel.
River-powered rotating mechanism
- paddleFlat-bladed water tool
- rotationTurning on an axis
- axleShaft for wheel rotation
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
gears · cogs · hub · spokes · timber · wooden · turning · grinding
Milled grain powder
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- gristGrain to be milled
- cornCereal grown on cobs
- wheatCereal crop for flour
grinding · hopper · meal · bolting · chaff · threshing · sifting · barley
Energy from flowing streams
- currentDirected flow of charge
- streamSteady continuous flow
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- damWater-holding barrier
weir · millpond · headrace · tailrace · flow · channel · cascade · splash
Of lasting significance
- restorationReturning something to condition
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- rusticRural and unrefined
picturesque · antiquarian · colonial · medieval · industrial · ruins · museum · countryside
waterwheel
River-powered rotating mechanism
shaft · gears · cogs · hub · spokes · timber · wooden · turning · grinding · race
flour
Milled grain powder
wheat · grinding · hopper · meal · bolting · chaff · threshing · sifting · barley · oats
waterpower
Energy from flowing streams
dam · weir · millpond · headrace · tailrace · flow · channel · cascade · splash · undershot
historic
Of lasting significance
- restorationReturning something to condition
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- landmarkNotable point of reference
rustic · picturesque · antiquarian · colonial · medieval · industrial · ruins · museum · countryside · nostalgia
millwheelselectric motors
Machines producing rotational force electrically
steam engines · turbines · internal combustion engines · diesel generators · diesel engines