"flutter wheel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flutter wheels [plural]
Etymology: So called from the spattering of water and the fluttering noise it makes. Head templates: {{en-noun}} flutter wheel (plural flutter wheels)
  1. A water wheel placed below a fall or in a chute where rapidly moving water strikes the tips of the floats. Related terms: turbine wheel Coordinate_terms: tub wheel, undershot wheel, breast wheel, central-discharge wheel, overshot wheel
    Sense id: en-flutter_wheel-en-noun-0grFGoBc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "word": "central-discharge wheel"
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          "chute",
          "chute"
        ],
        [
          "float",
          "float"
        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
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      "word": "central-discharge wheel"
    },
    {
      "word": "overshot wheel"
    }
  ],
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        "A water wheel placed below a fall or in a chute where rapidly moving water strikes the tips of the floats."
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          "fall",
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