danaide

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noun

A water wheel having a vertical axis and an inner and outer tapering shell, between which are vanes or floats attached usually to both shells, but sometimes only to one.

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Meanings

noundanaide (plural danaides)

plural danaides

  1. engineeringA water wheel having a vertical axis and an inner and outer tapering shell, between which are vanes or floats attached usually to both shells, but sometimes only to one.

Origin

From the mythical Danaides, who were condemned to fill a hole-filled vessel with water.

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APA

danaide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/danaide

MLA

“danaide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/danaide. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “danaide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/danaide.

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