NORIA

noria

(noun) a water wheel with buckets attached to the rim; used to raise water for transfer to an irrigation channel

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

noria (plural norias)

A water wheel with attached buckets, used to raise and deposit water.

Any machine using buckets to raise water to an aqueduct.

Synonyms

• (water wheel): water wheel

Anagrams

• Arion, Irano-, oiran, on air, on-air, raion

Source: Wiktionary


No"ri*a, n. Etym: [Sp., from Ar. na'.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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