Millwheel

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A water wheel used to power a watermill.
  2. 2
    water wheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
mill wheel

Etymology

From Middle English milnewhel, from Old English mylenhwēol (“millwheel”), equivalent to mill + wheel.

Related phrases

water wheel

More for "millwheel"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.