"breastshot" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From breast + shot. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|breast|shot}} breast + shot Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} breastshot (not comparable)
  1. (of a water wheel) Vertically mounted, and rotated by falling water striking buckets near the center of the wheel's edge, or just above it. Tags: not-comparable Related terms: backshot, overshot
    Sense id: en-breastshot-en-adj-YYr~3jRA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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