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Watermill

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A watermill uses moving water.

Medieval mill with undershot wheel.png
Medieval mill with undershot wheel.png
The water turns a big wheel. This wheel makes machines work. It can grind grain into food. It can even cut wood. This helps people do hard work.
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Braine-le-Château JPG02.jpg
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File:Braine-le-Château JPG02.jpg
Braine-le-Château JPG02.jpg
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WaterMill Interior MotionBlur.jpg
File:Roda de Vitruvi.jpg
Roda de Vitruvi.jpg
File:Römische Sägemühle.svg
Römische Sägemühle.svg
File:Roman mill at Chemtou.jpg
Roman mill at Chemtou.jpg
File:Medieval mill with undershot wheel.png
Medieval mill with undershot wheel.png
File:Shipmills, Martyrdom of St Ursula at Cologne (detail).jpg
Shipmills, Martyrdom of St Ursula at...
File:Song Dynasty Hydraulic Mill for Grain.JPG
Song Dynasty Hydraulic Mill for Grain.JPG
File:An Afghan Water Mill in Afghanistan WDL11490.png
An Afghan Water Mill in Afghanistan WDL11490.png
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Tapolca (5).jpg
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roblinsmill.jpg
File:Watermills Pliva Jajce Bosnia.JPG
Watermills Pliva Jajce Bosnia.JPG

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