aflaj
English
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editEtymology
editBorrowed from Arabic أَفْلَاج (ʔaflāj), plural of فَلَج (falaj, “irrigation channel”).
Noun
editaflaj (plural aflajes or aflaj)
- (agriculture) An irrigation system which catches mountain water and controls its movement down man-made subterranean channels, found in Oman.