Annicut

/ˈænɪkʌt/ noun

A low dam or weir built across a river or watercourse to raise water level or control flow, especially in India and South Asia.

From Tamil 'anikattai' or similar South Indian language root, adopted into English during the British colonial period when hydraulic engineering projects expanded across India.

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