noria

no·ri·a

N0152600 (nôr′ē-ə)n. An undershot 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 nā'ūra, from Aramaic nā'urā, from nə'ar, to shake, roar; see nʕr in Semitic roots.]

noria

(ˈnɔːrɪə) n (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[C18: via Spanish from Arabic nā'ūra, from na'ara to creak]

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Noun

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

Translations

norianorianorianora