Artesian Well Definition

är-tēzhən
noun
A well drilled through impermeable strata to reach water capable of rising to the surface by internal hydrostatic pressure.
American Heritage
A well drilled deep enough to reach water that is draining down from higher surrounding ground above the well so that the pressure will force a flow of water upward.
Webster's New World

An aquifer in which water rises to the surface under its own hydrostatic pressure.

Wiktionary

A bore-hole in an artesian basin.

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Other Word Forms of Artesian Well

Noun

Singular:
artesian well
Plural:
artesian-wells

Origin of Artesian Well

  • French artésien from Old French artesien of Artois from Arteis , Artois, France

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Artesian Well Sentence Examples

  • Thousands of artesian wells have been bored, the region between Los Angeles, Santa Clara and San Bernardino being one of the most important artesian well regions of the world.

  • The municipal water-works are supplied from a deep artesian well.

  • The water supply is obtained from a spring within the town limits, from which there flows about 576,000 gallons a day, and from an artesian well.

  • Besides the sterile and monotonous steppes, valuable only as pasture, and so sparsely populated that it is possible to travel for many hours without encountering any sign of human life except a primitive artesian well or a shepherd's hut, there are wide expanses of fen-country, regularly flooded in spring and autumn.

  • Water was also obtained from an artesian well at Cosford.

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