Definition of "noria" [no•ri•a]

• A water wheel with buckets attached to its rim, used to raise water from a stream, especially for transfer to an irrigation channel. (noun)

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• "The noria is a water powered machine that is most suitable in areas where there are fast flowing streams whose courses are some distance below the surrounding fields."
• ""noria," as it was called in the book, in front of the camp."
• "From your link: The largest noria in the world, with a diameter of about 20 meters, is located in the Syrian city of Hama."