backshotting

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A form of backshot — Having the water introduced just behind the summit, combining the advantages of breastshot and overshot systems, since the full amount of the potential energy released by the falling water is harnessed as the water descends the back of the wheel.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of backshot
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backshotting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backshotting

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“backshotting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backshotting. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backshotting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backshotting.

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