hydromotor

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noun

A form of motor for propelling vessels by means of jets of water ejected from the sides or stern.

OriginEnglish motor ← Middle English motour ← Latin mōtor →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounhydromotor (plural hydromotors)

plural hydromotors

  1. A form of motor for propelling vessels by means of jets of water ejected from the sides or stern.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  4. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  6. Englishhydro-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  9. Proto-Italic*moweō
  10. Latinmoveō
  11. Latinmōtor
  12. Middle Englishmotour
  13. Englishmotor
  14. Englishhydromotor

From hydro- + motor.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

orthodromy
Cite this entry
APA

hydromotor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydromotor

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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