noria
[ nawr-ee-uh, nohr- ]
noun
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
Origin of noria
11785–95; <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
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
1C18: via Spanish from Arabic nā`ūra, from na`ara to creak
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