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Word: Artesian
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 19th century: from French artésien ‘from Artois’ (see Artois), where such wells were first made
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɑːˈtiːzɪən
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɑːˈtiːʒn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
relating to or denoting a well bored perpendicularly into water-bearing strata lying at an angle, so that natural pressure produces a constant supply of water with little or no pumping
Short Definition:of well bored perpendicularly into water-bearing strata lying at angle
Examples:- the availability of water from artesian wells makes agriculture possible
- water from the island's artesian supply
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