Definition of noria Noria

noβ€’riβ€’a

We found 6 definitions of noria from 5 different sources.

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: norias

noria - a water wheel with buckets attached to the rim; used to raise water for transfer to an irrigation channel
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • noria (Noun)
    A water wheel with attached buckets, used to raise and deposit water.
  • noria (Noun)
    Any machine using buckets to raise water to an aqueduct.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary πŸ“˜

  • noria (n.)
    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.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary πŸ“•

  • noria
    nō′ri-a, n. a water-raising apparatus in Spain, Syria, and elsewhere, by means of a large paddle-wheel having fixed to its rim a series of buckets, a flush-wheel. [Sp.,β€”Ar.]

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