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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
Archimedean screw
 
NOUN: An ancient apparatus for raising water, consisting of either a spiral tube around an inclined axis or an inclined tube containing a tight-fitting, broad-threaded screw. Also called Archimedes' screw.
ETYMOLOGY:After Archimedes.
 
 
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