[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

noria \no"ria\ n=o"ri^.a, n. sp., from ar.
   n=a'=ura.
   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.
   1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

noria
     n : a water wheel with buckets attached to the rim; used to
         raise water for transfer to an irrigation channel

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