English Dictionary

breastwheel

名詞

A water wheel where the stream of water strikes neither so high as in the overshot wheel, nor so low as in the undershot, but generally at about half the height of the wheel, being kept in contact with it by the breasting. The water acts on the float boards partly by impulse, partly by its weight.

日本語の意味

流れる水が、水車の全高のおおよそ半分の位置で打ち当たり、浮板に水の衝撃と重さを伝えることで動力を得る水車の一種。水流が直接水車に接触する様子を「breasting」と呼ぶ特徴がある。

The old mill's breastwheel hummed steadily as water struck its paddles at mid-height, providing enough torque to grind the grain.

古い製粉所のブレスト水車は、水が車のほぼ中央付近の羽根に当たって穏やかに回り、穀物を挽くのに十分な回転力を生み出していた。

意味（1）

A water wheel where the stream of water strikes neither so high as in the overshot wheel, nor so low as in the undershot, but generally at about half the height of the wheel, being kept in contact with it by the breasting. The water acts on the float boards partly by impulse, partly by its weight.

breastwheels （ plural ）