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watermill

/wˈɔɾɚmˌɪl/ noun

A mill powered by water.

Word Origin Watermill is a mill powered by water — a compound of water and mill. Mill comes from Latin molina, from molere 'to grind,' and the PIE root *mele- gives us meal (ground grain) and molar (the grinding tooth). So a watermill is literally a 'water grinder.' The same mill appears in windmill and treadmill.

noun A mill powered by water. countable

The ancient watermill still grinds grain using the power of the river.

(名词) 水磨坊；水车磨坊 【水车驱动的磨坊】

这座古老的水磨坊仍然利用河流的力量研磨谷物。

(sustantivo) molino de agua; molino hidráulico [Un molino impulsado por agua.]

El antiguo molino de agua aún muele grano usando la fuerza del río.

(nom) moulin à eau [Moulin dont l'énergie est fournie par l'eau.]

L'ancien moulin à eau moud toujours le grain grâce à la force de la rivière.

(Substantiv) Wassermühle [**Watermill** (die) bezeichnet eine Mühle, die durch die Kraft von fließendem oder fallendem Wasser angetrieben wird.]

Die alte **watermill** mahlt noch heute Getreide mit der Kraft des Flusses.

(名詞) 水の力で稼働する製粉機、またはそうした施設。

古代のwatermillは、今でも川の水力を利用して穀物を挽いている。

(substantivo) moinho d'água; moinho de água [Um moinho movido a água.]

O antigo moinho d'água ainda mói grãos usando a força do rio.

Synonyms: mill hydro mill water-powered mill gristmill flour mill Antonyms: windmill steam mill electric mill diesel mill
Word parts: water + mill

Common collocations

of prep be verb working adj in prep windmill subst

Related words

watery waterless miller

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