qanat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An underground conduit, between vertical shafts, that leads water from the interior of a hill to villages in the valley

Word forms

qanat qanats kanat qanāt

Etymology

From Classical Persian قنات (qanāt), from Arabic قَنَاة (qanāh).

Synonyms

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