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.
（中东地区用以引水的）暗渠，坎儿井
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.
（中东地区用以引水的）暗渠，坎儿井
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’.

词汇	qanat
释义	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. （中东地区用以引水的）暗渠，坎儿井 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. （中东地区用以引水的）暗渠，坎儿井 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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