What does "qanat" mean?

An underground conduit, between vertical shafts, that leads water from the interior of a hill to villages in the valley

Qanat

Common synonyms include: ancient irrigation tunnel, qanat water, subterranean water conduit, underground irrigation canal.

noun

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Noun

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An underground conduit, between vertical shafts, that leads water from the interior of a hill to villages in the valley
"Shafts are dug to the required level along the planned route of the qanat, every 300 m or so […]."

"Shafts are dug to the required level along the planned route of the qanat, every 300 m or so […]."

From Classical Persian قنات (qanāt), from Arabic قَنَاة (qanāh).