GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Noria (nōˈrĭ‑ȧ), n. [Sp., from Ar. nā'ūra.] 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.
   
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