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qanāt

qanāt is the alternative spelling of qanat.

Meaning of qanat

Noun

qanat (plural qanats)

  1. An underground conduit, between vertical shafts, that leads water from the interior of a hill to villages in the valley
    • Shafts are dug to the required level along the planned route of the qanat, every 300 m or so […].1981, Richard Edward Chapman, Geology and Water: An Introduction to Fluid Mechanics for Geologists, page 112
    Synonyms:
    foggara, karez

Forms of qanāt

pluralqanāts

Questions about qanāt

What is qanāt the alternative spelling of?
Qanāt is the alternative spelling of qanat.

Words near qanāt in the dictionary

  1. qanun
  2. Qanungo
  3. qanunist
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  6. qanāt
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  10. qapik
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