ARTESIAN WELL


Meaning of ARTESIAN WELL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ är-ˈtē-zhən- ]

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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