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Definition of Anicut

Anicut
Anicut An"i*cut, Annicut An"ni*cut, n. [Tamil anai kattu dam building.] A dam or mole made in the course of a stream for the purpose of regulating the flow of a system of irrigation. [India] --Brande & C.

Meaning of Anicut from wikipedia

- An anicut (Originated from Tamil language அணைக்கட்டு - Aṇaikaṭṭu and Kannada language ಆಣೆಕಟ್ಟು - Āṇekaṭṭu) and also in Telugu language as ఆనకట్ట - ÃnaKaṭṭa...
- Kallanai (also known as the Grand Anicut) is an ancient dam built by Karikala of Chola dynasty in 150 CE. It was built (in running water) across the Kaveri...
- (Kodaimelalagian anicut), Nathiyunni channel (Nathiyunni anicut), Kannadian channel (Kannadian anicut), Kodagan channel (Ariyanayagipuram anicut), Palayam (Palavur...
- Grand Anicut Canal System or Puthu Aru or Kallanai Canal is a man made canal in Tamil Nadu, constructed as part of Cauvery-Mettur project during 1925–1934...
- Kalingarayan Anicut is a barrage on the Bhavani river in Erode district, Tamil Nadu. It is located before Kooduthurai where Bhavani meets with Kaveri in...
- one of the few Chola kings who won the whole of Ceylon (Lanka). The Grand anicut was built after his conquest over the Sinhalese kingdom and he used Sinhalese...
- The Lower Anaicut or Anaikkarai is a dam and bridge built on the Kollidam (the northern distributary of Kaveri River) in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu...
- Ghanpur Anicut for Irrigating about 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) and an open Channel called Mahaboob Nagar (Right Canal) in Medak District. The Ghanpur Anicut was...
- foundations in a sandbed. In 1844, Cotton recommended the construction of an "anicut" (a dam made in a stream for maintaining and regulating irrigation) and...
- Lin****a Kalingaraya Gounder was a chieftain who ruled in the Kongu Nadu region of the present day Western Tamil Nadu under Pandya Empire in 13th century...