'Noria' definitions:
Definition of 'noria'
(from WordNet)
noun
A water wheel with buckets attached to the rim; used to raise water for transfer to an irrigation channel
Definition of 'Noria'
From: GCIDE
- 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]