| n. | 1. | 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. |
| Noun | 1. | noria - a water wheel with buckets attached to the rim; used to raise water for transfer to an irrigation channel |
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