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Archimedes' screw
The Archimedes screw
, also called the
Archimedean screw
or
screwpump
, is a
machine
historically
transferring water
from a low-lying body of water into
irrigation
ditches. Water is pumped by turning a screw-shaped surface inside a pipe.
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