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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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