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