Overshot Wheel

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“The Overshot wheel is a form of water wheel in which the water flows upon or near the top of the wheel. It acts principally by gravity, though some effect is of course due to the velocity with which the water arrives."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

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water wheel, overshot wheel, over shot wheel, acts principally by gravity

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Source

Everybody's Cyclopedia (New York, NY: Syndicate Publishing Company, 1912)

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