Word: backshot
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: back
shot
Definition: Having the water introduced just behind the summit, combining the advantages of breastshot and overshot systems, since the full amount of the potential energy released by the falling water is harnessed as the water descends the back of the wheel.
Morphemes:
Affix: back
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To get upon the back of; to mount.
Affix: shot
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The result of launching a projectile or bullet.