Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

water engine

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.76 in modern English

Syllables: wa-ter engine
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An engine moved by water.

Archaic

noun

An engine to raise water, often for mine drainage.

Archaic

noun

A machine for extinguishing fires with water.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: watermill"
"In those days, grist mills were powered by water engines, wind engines, or horse engines."
"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."
"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."

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

water engines (plural)

Phrases

water power

Frequently Paired Words

water power waterpower steam engine wind engine horse engine donkey engine windmill horse power

Synonyms

watermill water pump fire engine

Questions

What does water engine mean?: An engine moved by water.

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