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noria

noria

9.9
A wheel with buckets that lifts water from a river to fields
  • noun
  • /ˈnɔːriə/
  • Specialized
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  • In Spain, a noria is often used for irrigation.

Examples

  • Visitors admired the restored noria turning slowly beside the river.

  • The ancient noria in the village still works perfectly.

  • A traditional noria is still used in some Spanish villages for irrigation.

  • The ancient noria once supplied water to the fields all summer long.

  • The ancient noria lifted water from the river to irrigate the surrounding fields.

  • Farmers used a noria to supply water to their crops during the dry season.

  • At the irrigation site, a traditional noria turned slowly, filling buckets with water.

Synonyms

waterwheel
vsnoria
1 3.5

A large wheel turned by flowing water that makes power for machines or lifts water

has buckets on its rim and mainly lifts water for irrigation

Surface Forms

noria singular
norias plural

Etymology

The word noria comes from the Arabic nā‘ūra, a name for a wheel that 'scoops' or 'lifts' water. So a noria is a water wheel with buckets used to lift water for fields and canals.