qanat

See also: qanāt

English

Alternative forms

kanat, qanāt

Etymology

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

Noun

qanat (plural qanats)

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 […] .
- 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.
- 2019, Tim Mackintosh-Smith, Arabs, Yale University Press, p. 127:
  Its gardens are watered by rivers that invariably flow underground, like the subterranean qanats developed by the Persians.

Synonyms

foggara
karez

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.

Tatar

Noun

qanat

wing

单词	qanat
释义	qanat See also: qanāt English Alternative forms kanat, qanāt Etymology From Persian ‎ (qanât), from Arabic قَنَاة‎ (qanāh). Noun qanat (plural qanats) 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 […] . 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. 2019, Tim Mackintosh-Smith, Arabs, Yale University Press, p. 127: Its gardens are watered by rivers that invariably flow underground, like the subterranean qanats developed by the Persians. Synonyms foggara karez 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. Tatar Noun qanat wing
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