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ARTESIAN WELL
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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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