water mill

noun

Definition of water mill

: a mill whose machinery is moved by water

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The couple turned the water mill, which used to grind grain, into a 6,200-square-foot, four-bedroom mansion on nearly 7 lush acres, with a pool, custom greenhouse, a garden and a private forest. — J. S. Marcus, WSJ, "A Fashionable Couple Remakes Madrid Mill into Mansion," 30 May 2018 Networks of canals that the Dutch built to power water mills and irrigate farmland in the summer became frozen highways for thousands to travel by in winter. — Laura Poppick, Smithsonian, "The First Ice Skates Weren’t For Jumps and Twirls—They Were For Getting Around," 25 Jan. 2018

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water mill

noun

: a mill that uses power produced by moving water to run machinery