Noria

Definition of Noria

No´ri`a   Pronunciation: nō´rĭ`å
n.1.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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water wheel, waterwheel
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