Water scoop

Water scoop

Water scoop may refer to:

*A device on a steam locomotive used to replenish water while in motion, see: Track pan
*A simple hydraulic power machine, see Water scoop (hydropower)


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  • Water scoop (hydropower) — A water scoop is a simple hydropower machine, i.e. a machine used to extract power from the flow of water. Unlike a water wheel it operates intermittent, like a seesaw: A container (bucket/cup) at the end of a lever is filled with water in the… …   Wikipedia

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  • Scoop net — Scoop Scoop, n. [OE. scope, of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. skopa, akin to D. schop a shovel, G. sch[ u]ppe, and also to E. shove. See {Shovel}.] 1. A large ladle; a vessel with a long handle, used for dipping liquids; a utensil for bailing boats.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scoop wheel — Scoop Scoop, n. [OE. scope, of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. skopa, akin to D. schop a shovel, G. sch[ u]ppe, and also to E. shove. See {Shovel}.] 1. A large ladle; a vessel with a long handle, used for dipping liquids; a utensil for bailing boats.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scoop — Scoop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scooped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scooping}.] [OE. scopen. See {Scoop}, n.] 1. To take out or up with, a scoop; to lade out. [1913 Webster] He scooped the water from the crystal flood. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To empty by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • scoop — early 14c., utensil for bailing out (n.), also (v.) to bail out; from M.Du. schope bucket for bailing water, from W.Gmc. *skopo (Cf. M.L.G. schope ladle ), from P.Gmc. *skop , from PIE * (s)kep to cut, to scrape, to hack. Also from Low Ger.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • scoop — I UK [skuːp] / US [skup] verb [transitive] Word forms scoop : present tense I/you/we/they scoop he/she/it scoops present participle scooping past tense scooped past participle scooped 1) to dig something out or pick it up using something such as… …   English dictionary

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