[Ar.chi.me.des' screw] n [Archimedes] (ca. 1859): a device made of a tube bent spirally around an axis or of a broad-threaded screw encased by a cylinder and used to raise water
ARCHIMEDES' SCREW
Meaning of ARCHIMEDES' SCREW in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012