noria
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
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How to use noria in a sentence
Dating back to the 14th century, the largest noria is nearly 70 feet in diameter.
The noria, a chain of pots, and the screw of Archimedes were other forms of ancient pumps.
Inventions in the Century | William Henry DoolittleHere the traveller from the north first sees the noria or Moorish water-wheel at work.
Spain | Wentworth WebsterOur first work on reaching the island was to erect a water wheel, or “noria,” as it was called in the book, in front of the camp.
The Scientific American Boy | A. Russell (Alexander Russell) BondI offer him a double price for the fine fighting cock he has brought from noria, but this he will not give up.
On the Mexican Highlands | William Seymour Edwards
British Dictionary definitions for noria
/ (ˈnɔːrɪə) /
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
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