qanat
qanat noun: an underground conduit, between vertical shafts, that leads water from the interior of a hill to villages in the valley.
Noun
qanat (plural qanats)
- 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
- Elsewhere over large areas of the plateau and the foothill regions, the qanat irrigation cultures were weakened considerably.1988, Keith Stanley McLachlan, The Neglected Garden: The Politics and Ecology of Agriculture in Iran
Synonyms of qanat
Forms of qanat
| plural | qanats |
|---|---|
| alternative form | kanat |
| alternative form | qanāt |
Origin of qanat
From Classical Persian قنات (qanāt), from Arabic قَنَاة (qanāh).
Questions about qanat
- What does qanat mean?
- Qanat means an underground conduit, between vertical shafts, that leads water from the interior of a hill to villages in the valley.
- What part of speech is qanat?
- Qanat is a noun.
- What is the plural of qanat?
- The plural of qanat is qanats.
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