qanat

See also: qanāt

English

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Etymology

From Persian قنات‎ (qanât), from Arabic قَنَاة‎ (qanāh).

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
    • 1981: Richard Edward Chapman, Geology and Water: An Introduction to Fluid Mechanics for Geologists, page 112.
      Shafts are dug to the required level along the planned route of the qanat, every 300 m or so, and the construction of the [...]
    • 1988: Keith Stanley McLachlan, The Neglected Garden: The Politics and Ecology of Agriculture in Iran
      Elsewhere over large areas of the plateau and the foothill regions, the qanat irrigation cultures were weakened considerably. Water supplies diminished [...]

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References
  • For a schematic of a qanat, refer to Geology and Water: An Introduction to Fluid Mechanics for Geologists, by Richard Edward Chapman, 1981, page 112.

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Noun

qanat

  1. wing
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