English Explanatory Dictionary

danaide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

danaide danaides

Etymology

From the mythical Danaides, who were condemned to fill a hole-filled vessel with water.

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