anicut

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Tamil அணைக்கட்டு (aṇaikkaṭṭu, dam for regulating the flow of an irrigation channel).

Noun

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anicut (plural anicuts)

  1. (India) A dam built in a stream for maintaining and regulating irrigation.

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