qanat

American  

[kuh-not] / kəˈnɒt /

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of qanat

First recorded in 1855–60; from Persian qanāt, from Arabic qanāh “canal”; doublet of canal ( def. ), cane ( def. ), and channel ¹ ( def. )