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qanats

qanats is the plural 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

Questions about qanats

What is qanats the plural of?
Qanats is the plural of qanat.

Words near qanats in the dictionary

  1. qamutik
  2. qamutiks
  3. qamutiq
  4. qamutiqs
  5. qanat
  6. qanats
  7. Qanbaliq
  8. Qandahar
  9. qandilite
  10. qango
  11. qangos

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