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Engineering > Civil engineering > Waterwheels

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Waterwheels  

Definition

  • Wheels made to rotate by the direct action of water and designed to drive machinery; wheels for raising water by means of buckets or boxes fitted on the circumference

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Water-lifting wheels
  • Water-wheels

Notation

  • 120625

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-BFCG1ZWV-C

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