flutter wheel

noun

A water wheel placed below a fall or in a chute where rapidly moving water strikes the tips of the floats.

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Meanings

nounflutter wheel (plural flutter wheels)

plural flutter wheels

  1. A water wheel placed below a fall or in a chute where rapidly moving water strikes the tips of the floats.

Origin

So called from the spattering of water and the fluttering noise it makes.

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APA

flutter wheel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flutter%20wheel

MLA

“flutter wheel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flutter%20wheel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flutter wheel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flutter%20wheel.

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