[ 'akwɪfə ]
■ noun a body of permeable rock able to hold or transmit water.
Origin
early 20th cent.: from L. aqui- (from aqua 'water') + -fer 'bearing'.
AQUIFER
Meaning of AQUIFER in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004