water engine

短语

词形变化

water engines 复数 water engines

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An engine moved by water.

    古体

    Near-synonym: watermill

    In those days, grist mills were powered by water engines, wind engines, or horse engines.

  2. 2.

    An engine to raise water, often for mine drainage.

    古体

    Near-synonym: water pump

    In the earliest years after James Watt developed his steam engine, most of the capital that bought his engines came from mine owners who used them to power water engines for mine drainage.

  3. 3.

    A machine for extinguishing fires with water.

    古体

    Near-synonym: fire engine (synonymous in the pre–motor-truck era)

    In 1887, several businesses in this town pooled the funds necessary to buy a state-of-the-art water engine and a large new set of leather buckets for the bucket brigade.