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Definition of: noria
(nō′rē·ə) noun
An undershot water wheel having buckets on its rim: utilized to raise water in the Levant, Spain, etc.: introduced from ancient Persia, and often called Persian wheel. [<Sp. <Arabic nā'ūrah]
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