noria

no·ri·a  (nôr-, nr-)

n.

A water wheel with buckets attached to its rim, used to raise water from a stream, especially for transfer to an irrigation channel.

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[Spanish, from Arabic n'ra, from Aramaic n'ur, from n'ar, to shake, roar; see nr in Semitic roots.]

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noria [ˈnɔːrɪə]

n

(Engineering / General Engineering) a water wheel with buckets attached to its rim for raising water from a stream into irrigation canals: common in Spain and the Orient

[via Spanish from Arabic nā`ūra, from na`ara to creak]

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Noun

1.

noria - a water wheel with buckets attached to the rim; used to raise water for transfer to an irrigation channel water wheel, waterwheel - a wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbine