noria

• Ein Schöpfrad oder Wasserrad mit Eimern oder Behältern am Umfang, das historisch dazu diente, Wasser aus einem tiefer gelegenen Gewässer in einen Bewässerungskanal oder auf ein höheres Niveau zu heben.

A noun referring to a water wheel equipped with buckets or containers attached to its rim, historically used to lift water from a lower source to an irrigation channel or higher elevation.

1. Water-lifting deviceC1formaltechnical

   A water wheel with buckets attached to its rim, used to raise water from a lower source to a higher channel for irrigation.

   Wasserhebegerät

   • The ancient noria still operates in the village, lifting water from the river.
   • Farmers relied on the noria to irrigate their fields before modern pumps.
   • The noria's wooden buckets creaked as they dipped into the stream.