qanat

noun

qa·nat kə-ˈnät How to pronounce qanat (audio)

ka-

plural qanats

: an underground aqueduct used (as in the Middle East) to convey water from a source (such as an aquifer) through the force of gravity especially for the purpose of irrigation

In Iran, qanats are still being constructed, and the thought came to wed the ancient qanat technology with that of modern drilling methods.

Mahesh C. Chaturvedi

I first saw a qanat system in Turfan, a small town deep in the Gobi desert, thousands of miles from the nearest ocean but cradled in a depression below sea level.

Martin Harwit

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Persian & Arabic; Persian qanāt, borrowed from Arabic qanāt-, qanāh "tube, duct, canal"

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

单词	qanat
释义	qanat noun qa·nat kə-ˈnät ka- plural qanats : an underground aqueduct used (as in the Middle East) to convey water from a source (such as an aquifer) through the force of gravity especially for the purpose of irrigation In Iran, qanats are still being constructed, and the thought came to wed the ancient qanat technology with that of modern drilling methods. Mahesh C. Chaturvedi I first saw a qanat system in Turfan, a small town deep in the Gobi desert, thousands of miles from the nearest ocean but cradled in a depression below sea level. Martin Harwit Word History Etymology borrowed from Persian & Arabic; Persian qanāt, borrowed from Arabic qanāt-, qanāh "tube, duct, canal" First Known Use 1855, in the meaning defined above
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