Danaide
Pronunciation : Da"na*ide
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [From the mythical Danaides, who were condemned to fill with water a vessel full of holes.] (Mach.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913