MILL WHEEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mill wheel mean? 

• MILL WHEEL (noun)
  The noun MILL WHEEL has 1 sense:

1. water wheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill

  Familiarity information: MILL WHEEL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MILL WHEEL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Water wheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

mill wheel; millwheel

Hypernyms ("mill wheel" is a kind of...):

water wheel; waterwheel (a wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbine)

Meronyms (parts of "mill wheel"):

paddle (a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel)

Holonyms ("mill wheel" is a part of...):

water mill (a mill powered by a water wheel)