[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

water wheel \wa"ter wheel`\
   1. any wheel for propelling machinery or for other purposes,
      that is made to rotate by the direct action of water; --
      called an overshot wheel when the water is applied at
      the top, an undershot wheel when at the bottom, a
      breast wheel when at an intermediate point; other forms
      are called reaction wheel, vortex wheel, turbine
      wheel, etc.
      1913 webster

   2. the paddle wheel of a steam vessel.
      1913 webster

   3. a wheel for raising water; a noria, or the like.
      1913 webster
see also:
overshot wheel undershot wheel breast wheel reaction wheel vortex wheel turbine wheel 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

water wheel
     n 1: a wheel with buckets attached to its rim; raises water from
          a stream or pond syn: waterwheel
     2: a wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple
        turbine syn: waterwheel
see also:
waterwheel 

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