About The Word Noria
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What's The Definition Of Noria?
[n] a water wheel with buckets attached to the rim; used to raise water for transfer to an irrigation channel
Synonyms | Synonyms for Noria: Related Terms | Find terms related to Noria: See Also | water wheel | waterwheel Noria In Webster's Dictionary \No"ri*a\, n. [Sp., from Ar. n[=a]'?ra.]
A large water wheel, turned by the action of a stream against
its floats, and carrying at its circumference buckets, by
which water is raised and discharged into a trough; used in
Arabia, China, and elsewhere for irrigating land; a Persian
wheel.
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