noria
UK/ˈnɔː.ɹɪə//ˈnɔɹ.i.ə/
noria noun: a treadwheel with attached buckets, used to raise and deposit water.
Noun
noria (plural norias)
- A treadwheel with attached buckets, used to raise and deposit water.
- Synonyms:
- water wheel
- Any mechanism using buckets to raise water to an aqueduct.
- 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.1901 October 11, Colonel F. V. Corbett, “Report on Irrigation in Natal”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 16, page 492
noria meaning in Urdu and Arabic
noria in Urdu
- دلاب, ایرانی چرخی, ناعور, رہٹ
noria in Arabic
- a water wheel with buckets
- نَاعُورَة nāʕūra
Synonyms of noria
Forms of noria
| plural | norias |
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Origin of noria
From Spanish noria, from Arabic نَاعُورَة (nāʕūra), from Classical Syriac ܢܥܘܪܬܐ (nāʿōrtāʾ, “water wheel; growler”), from ܢܥܪ (nʿar, “to roar, growl, bray”).
Words that rhyme with noria
Questions about noria
- What does noria mean?
- Noria means a treadwheel with attached buckets, used to raise and deposit water.
- What is noria in Urdu?
- Noria in Urdu is دلاب, ایرانی چرخی, ناعور. See Noria meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is noria?
- Noria is a noun.
- How do you pronounce noria?
- Noria is pronounced /ˈnɔː.ɹɪə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of noria?
- The plural of noria is norias.
Words near noria in the dictionary
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