undershot
IPA: ˈʌndɝʃʌt
noun
- An undershot water wheel.
adjective
- Powered by water flowing from below. (of a water wheel)
- (zoology) Having the lower incisor teeth projecting beyond the upper ones, as in the bulldog.
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Examples of "undershot" in Sentences
- The jaw is undershot and powerful.
- They were undershot mills with no mill ponds.
- The forge was powered by an undershot waterwheel.
- A third F 190 undershot the runway, crashing into an orchard.
- An overshot or undershot bite is a disqualification in the US.
- In the guest parlour, a gigantic undershot waterwheel could be seen.
- Its upper lip is pendent and its lower jaw should be very undershot.
- The name undershot comes from this striking at the bottom of the wheel.
- It is similar to the undershot waterwheel mentioned later in this article.
- The basic construction is, of necessity, similar to an undershot water wheel.
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