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单词 qanat
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Definition of qanat in English:

qanat

(also kanat)
nounkəˈnɑːtkəˈnät
  • (in the Middle East) a gently sloping underground channel or tunnel constructed to lead water from the interior of a hill to a village below.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Any failure of the qanats could lead to the death of the entire village.
    • Most amazing are the irrigation systems, called karezes or qanats.
    • Settlements in other areas of the Brahui region depend on qanat irrigation, a system of tunnels dug between shafts to carry water.

Origin

Persian, from Arabic qanāt 'reed, pipe, channel'.

 
 

Definition of qanat in US English:

qanat

nounkəˈnät
  • (in the Middle East) a gently sloping underground channel or tunnel constructed to lead water from the interior of a hill to a village below.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Most amazing are the irrigation systems, called karezes or qanats.
    • Settlements in other areas of the Brahui region depend on qanat irrigation, a system of tunnels dug between shafts to carry water.
    • Any failure of the qanats could lead to the death of the entire village.

Origin

Persian, from Arabic qanāt ‘reed, pipe, channel’.

 
 
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