ARTESIAN WELL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A well drilled through impermeable strata into strata that receive water from a higher altitude so there is pressure to force the water to flow upward

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("artesian well" is a kind of...):

well (a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine)

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