'Pelton wheel' definitions:

Definition of 'Pelton wheel'

From: GCIDE
  • Pelton wheel \Pel"ton wheel\ (Mech.) A form of impulse turbine or water wheel, consisting of a row of double cup-shaped buckets arranged round the rim of a wheel and actuated by one or more jets of water playing into the cups at high velocity. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]