Definitions For Qanat
Noun
QANAT (plural QANATs) An underground conduit, between vertical shafts, that leads water from the interior of a hill to villages in the valleySynonyms
foggara karezReferences
For a schematic of a qanat, refer to Geology and Water: An Introduction to Fluid Mechanics for Geologists, by Richard Edward Chapman, 1981, page 112.Alternative forms
kanat, qanātEtymology
From {{etyl, fa, en}} قنات, tr=qanât, from {{etyl, ar, en}} قَنَاة.Is Qanat a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
14
Words with Friends
15
The word Qanat is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends