NORIA


Meaning of NORIA in English

[ 'nɔ:rɪə ]

■ noun a device for raising water from a stream, consisting of a chain of buckets revolving round a wheel driven by the current.

Origin

via Sp. from Arab. nāy῾ūra .

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