Danaide \Da"na*ide\ (d[=a]"n[.a]*[imac]d), n. [From the mythical
Danaides, who were condemned to fill with water a vessel full
of holes.] (Mach.)
A water wheel having a vertical axis, and an inner and outer
tapering shell, between which are vanes or floats attached
usually to both shells, but sometimes only to one.
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