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• mill leat — noun Britain : millrace …   Useful english dictionary

• Leat — Leat, n. [Cf. {Lead} to conduct.] An artificial water trench, esp. one to or from a mill. C. Kingsley. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Leat — Devonport leat near Nun s cross farm A leat (also lete or leet, or millstream) is the name, common in the south and west of England and in Wales, for an artificial watercourse or aqueduct dug into the ground, especially one supplying water to a… …   Wikipedia

• Mill pond — For other uses, see Mill Pond (disambiguation). Hagley mill pond on Brandywine Creek which fed the mill race in back, to supply power to the DuPont gunpowder mills A mill pond is any body of water used as a reservoir for a water powered mill.… …   Wikipedia

• leat — [li:t] noun Brit. an open watercourse conducting water to a mill. Origin C16: from OE gelt in wætergelt water channel , related to ltan to let …   English new terms dictionary

• leat — n. Brit. an open watercourse conducting water to a mill etc. Etymology: OE gelaeligt (as Y + root of LET(1)) …   Useful english dictionary

• Drake's Leat — Drake s Leat, also known as Plymouth Leat, was a watercourse constructed in the late 16th century to tap the River Meavy[1] on Dartmoor, England in order to supply Plymouth …   Wikipedia

• Dalgarven Mill — The main Dalgarven Mill buildings The Dalgarven Mill complex …   Wikipedia

• Combe Mill — is a sawmill situated adjacent to the River Evenlode (at grid reference SP417150) close to Combe railway station, between the villages of Combe and Long Hanborough in Oxfordshire, England. Originally powered by a waterwheel, there is now a beam… …   Wikipedia

• Mapledurham Watermill — The watermill seen from the lawns of Mapledurham House …   Wikipedia