qanat

Qanat is an ancient system of underground tunnels that supply mountain water to dry lower places in the Middle East.

(noun)

An example of qanat is a tunnel and well system that supplies water to the city Gonabad in Iran.

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See qanat in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

an ancient system of deep underground tunnels and wells built in the Middle East to channel water from a mountain to a dry lower region
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