| English Dictionary |
NORIA
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does noria mean?
• NORIA (noun)
The noun NORIA has 1 sense:
1. a water wheel with buckets attached to the rim; used to raise water for transfer to an irrigation channel
Familiarity information: NORIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A water wheel with buckets attached to the rim; used to raise water for transfer to an irrigation channel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("noria" is a kind of...):
water wheel; waterwheel (a wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbine)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"A man needs a woman like a fish needs a bicycle." (English proverb)
"Slowly-slowly, even a file can turn a beam into a needle." (Albanian proverb)
"The pebble comes from the mountain." (Arabic proverb)
"When the cat is not home, the mice dance on the table." (Dutch proverb)
"Slowly-slowly, even a file can turn a beam into a needle." (Albanian proverb)
"The pebble comes from the mountain." (Arabic proverb)
"When the cat is not home, the mice dance on the table." (Dutch proverb)