Noria \No"ri*a\ (n[=o]"r[i^]*[.a]), n. [Sp., from Ar.
n[=a]'[=u]ra.]
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.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Noria \No"ri*a\, n. [Sp., from Ar. n[=a]'?ra.]
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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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