"danaide" meaning in All languages combined

See danaide on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: danaides [plural]
Etymology: From the mythical Danaides, who were condemned to fill a hole-filled vessel with water. Head templates: {{en-noun}} danaide (plural danaides)
  1. (engineering) A water wheel having a vertical axis and an inner and outer tapering shell, between which are vanes or floats attached usually to both shells, but sometimes only to one. Categories (topical): Engineering

Inflected forms

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