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Side-dis-charge′ Wa′ter-wheel.


Hydraulics.) A form of turbine in which the water, being received at the center, is discharged radially. In the example, the water falls vertically on central chutes, and is deflected outward and forward against the buckets, from which it has a side discharge.

Side-discharge wheel.

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