qanat

[ kuh-not ]

/ kəˈnɒt /

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noun

an underground aqueduct in the Middle East or North Africa through which water flows downhill from an aquifer or well to the surface.

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Origin of qanat

First recorded in 1855–60; from Persian qanāt, from Arabic qanāh “canal”; doublet of canal, cane, and channel¹

Words nearby qanat

Qadiriyah, qāf, Qahar, Qairwan, qalandar, qanat, Q and A, QANTAS, Qaraghandy, QARANC, qasida