artesian well en · NOUN
Meanings
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An aquifer in which water rises to the surface under its own hydrostatic pressure.
“When I say mind,” said the blood relation, “I refer to the quarter-teaspoonful of brain which you might possibly find in her head if you sank an artesian well.”
1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XVII, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC:
- A borehole in an artesian basin.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| artesian wells | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (30)
fi arteesinen kaivo (aquifer) · pt poço artesiano (borehole) · pl studnia artezyjska (borehole) · pl źródło artezyjskie (aquifer) · ga tobar airtéiseach (aquifer) · fr puits artésien (borehole) · ro fântână arteziană (aquifer) · tr artezyen kuyusu (aquifer) · tl poso-artesyano (aquifer) · ja 掘り抜き井戸 (borehole) · ru артезиа́нская сква́жина (borehole) · el αρτεσιανό φρέαρ (aquifer) · ga fuarán airtéiseach (aquifer) · ru артезиа́нские во́ды (aquifer) · ka არტეზიული ჭა (aquifer) · sip ཆུ་གཏེར (aquifer) · cmn 承壓井 /承压井 (borehole) · cmn 自流井 (borehole) · fr puits artésien (aquifer) · ru артезиа́нский коло́дец (borehole) · cmn 自流含水層 /自流含水层 (aquifer) · ar بِئْرٌ إِرْتِوَازِيَّة (borehole) · ca pou artesià (aquifer) · ar بِئْرٌ إِرْتِوَازِيّ (borehole) · el αρτεσιανό φρέαρ (borehole) · cmn 承壓含水層 /承压含水层 (aquifer) · fi arteesinen porakaivo (borehole) · de artesischer Brunnen (borehole) · hi पातालतोड़ कुआँ (aquifer) · es pozo artesiano (aquifer)