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Floatboard

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float boardnounOne of the boards fixed radially to the rim of an undershot water wheel or a steamer's paddle wheel; a vane.
waterboardnounA board set up to windward in a boat, to keep out water.
flutter wheelnounA water wheel placed below a fall or in a chute where rapidly moving water strikes the tips of the floats.
breastwheelnounA water wheel where the stream of water strikes neither so high as in the overshot wheel, nor so low as in the undershot, but generally at about half the height of the wheel, being kept in contact with it by the breasting. The water acts on the floatboards partly by impulse, partly by its weight.
windboardnounA snowboard or surfboard with an attached sail
tub wheelnounIn water-powered mills, a horizontal water wheel used to power a grinding stone set in a tub; usually in the form of a short cylinder turned by the impact of one or more streams of water striking against vanes attached radially to the wheel.
soleplatenounThe flat metal plate forming the underside of an iron (for ironing laundry).
water bikenounSynonym of aqua bike.
spreadboardnounPart of a textile machine where the flax is drawn out by the rollers.
handboardnounA board that is held in the hand or attached by a strap, used like a paddle when bodysurfing.
water bicyclenounA bicycle frame set between a pair of pontoon floats, with the pedals connected to a propeller and the handle bars connected to a rudder
water wheelnounA wheel, propelled by running or falling water, used to power machinery.
waterbikenounSynonym of aquabike.
weighboardnounA board used for weighing.
bladenounThe (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts.
fishwheelnounAlternative form of fish wheel. [A water-powered device for catching fish that operates like a mill wheel.]
paddlenounA two-handed implement consisting of a shaft with one or two blades attached to the end(s) used to propel a canoe, kayak or a small boat. A paddle is unattached to the boat and freely operated with the hands, compared with an oar which is attached to the boat at a pivot point.
brake wheelnounAn inclined wheel that drives a wallower in a mill.
follow boardnoun(metal founding) A board on which the pattern and the flask lie while the sand is rammed into the flask.
pitwheelnounA wheel forming part of the machinery in a watermill, mounted on the opposite end of the axle to the waterwheel, and driving the wallower on the upright shaft or layshaft.

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