watermill
Stream-powered grain crusher
A watermill is a mill powered by flowing water, historically used for grinding grain into flour.
A water wheel captures the current's energy to turn millstones or drive machinery.
Watermills were essential infrastructure before steam and electric power: The village watermill ground wheat for the whole county.
Of lasting significance
- colonialOf occupied territories
- restorationReturning something to condition
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- museumPublic exhibit space
landmark · millwright · wheelwright · craftsmanship · industrialization · fulling · textiles · papermaking
Large flowing watercourse
- streamSteady continuous flow
- currentDirected flow of charge
- channelPassage for transmission
- brookSmall flowing watercourse
creek · cascade · rapids · tributary · watercourse · millstream · diversion · sluice
Operated by machinery
- kineticRelating to motion
- hydropowerElectricity from flowing currents
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
rotation · torque · overshot · undershot · sustainable · renewable · generation · efficiency
historic
Of lasting significance
- colonialOf occupied territories
- restorationReturning something to condition
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
museum · landmark · millwright · wheelwright · craftsmanship · industrialization · fulling · textiles · papermaking · cider
river
Large flowing watercourse
brook · creek · cascade · rapids · tributary · watercourse · millstream · diversion · sluice · overflow
mechanical
Operated by machinery
- kineticRelating to motion
- hydropowerElectricity from flowing currents
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
shaft · rotation · torque · overshot · undershot · sustainable · renewable · generation · efficiency
wheelhouse
One's area of expertise
- millraceChannel driving water wheels
- headraceChannel supplying waterwheel
- tailraceWaterway leaving a mill
flume · penstock · sluicegate · axle · gearing · paddles · buckets · timbers · foundation · trough
flour
Milled grain powder
corn · grist · meal · barley · oats · rye · cereal · bran · husk · hopper
- British Countrysidehedgerow, village, hedgerows, hamlet, moorland
- Colonial Villagefarmstead, cottage, barn, blacksmith shop, schoolhouse
- historic buildingsfarmhouse, heritage building, landmark, cottage, manor
- Old Europecobblestones, cobblestone streets, archways, gas lamps, timber frames
- old machinessteam engine, printing press, telegraph, typewriter, sewing machine
- villagevillage, village green, village church, village square, villager
watermillpower plant
Facility producing electrical energy
steam engine · electric generator · nuclear plant · hydroelectric dam · nuclear reactor