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 valley

Synonyms

foggara karez

References

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, qanāt

Etymology

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

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