# Archimedes' screw

> machine used for transferring water from a low-lying body of water into irrigation ditches

**Wikidata**: [Q189155](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q189155)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedes'_screw)  
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## References

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