Noria

[nɔ:riә]

Definition

(noun.) a water wheel with buckets attached to the rim; used to raise water for transfer to an irrigation channel.

Checked by Jacques--From WordNet

Definition

(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.

Editor: Rosanne

Definition

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.

Checker: Rowena