backshot

English

adj
Definitions
  • (of a water wheel) 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.

Etymology

Compound from English back (mild drink, back, chaser) + English shot (cleared, discharged).

Origin

English

shot

Gloss

cleared, discharged

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