Definition of "waterwheel" []

• Alternative spelling of water wheel. (noun)

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• "The Magenn MARS tethered balloon, which rotates in the breeze similar to an old-fashioned waterwheel, is designed to provide power to small villages in lesser developed countries (think most of Africa)."
• "Facilities: The hotel was originally a 17th century working corn-mill and still today the waterwheel is a highlight of the comfortable restaurant, which offers guests a relaxed atmosphere and excellent traditional menu."
• "At the head of the wooded valley the mine bousteads – where miners stored ore that they brought to the surface – have been repointed and work is nearing completion on the waterwheel pit and mountings of the Armstrong hydraulic engine that once hauled miners up the 177-metre shaft, the deepest in the dale."