ARTESIAN WELL


Meaning of ARTESIAN WELL in English

Pronunciation: är- ' t ē -zh ə n-

Function: noun

Etymology: French artésien, literally, of Artois, from Old French, from Arteis Artois, France

Date: 1835

1 : a well in which water is under pressure especially : one in which the water flows to the surface naturally

2 : a deep well

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