Noria
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈnɔː.ɹɪə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Noria is a noun meaning A treadwheel with attached buckets, used to raise and deposit water.
Meaning
A treadwheel with attached buckets, used to raise and deposit water.
More Meanings
- Any mechanism using buckets to raise water to an aqueduct.
Example Sentences
The "Noria" pump is a bucket-and-chain arrangement, well known, I believe, in the Cape Colony as the "bakkies" pump; it is very effective for it lifts from 10 feet to 30 feet.
Word Forms
- norias
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include waterwheel, inlayer, launder, bucketwheel, monotroch, start.
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