Noria
Pronunciation : No"ri*a
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Sp., from Ar. na'.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913