noria

[ nawr-ee-uh, nohr- ]

noun
  1. a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.

Origin of noria

1
1785–95; <Spanish <Arabic nāʿūra

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How to use noria in a sentence

  • The woman, under whose protection I was able to reach you will go back to the hacienda of Las Norias.

    Stoneheart | Gustave Aimard

British Dictionary definitions for noria

noria

/ (ˈnɔːrɪə) /


noun
  1. a water wheel with buckets attached to its rim for raising water from a stream into irrigation canals: common in Spain and the Orient

Origin of noria

1
C18: via Spanish from Arabic nā`ūra, from na`ara to creak

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