Dictionary - Definition of ARTESIAN WELLS

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Definition: ARTESIAN WELLS


Part of Speech	Definition
Expression	1. Wells made by boring into the earth till the instrument reaches water, which, from internal pressure, flows spontaneously like a fountain. They are usually of small diameter and often of great depth.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Definition: ARTESIAN WELLS


Part of Speech	Definition
Expression	1. Wells made by boring into the earth till the instrument reaches water, which, from internal pressure, flows spontaneously like a fountain. They are usually of small diameter and often of great depth.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

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Common Expressions: ARTESIAN WELLS

Expressions	Definition
Artesian wells	Wells made by boring into the earth till the instrument reaches water, which, from internal pressure, flows spontaneously like a fountain. They are usually of small diameter and often of great depth. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
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Specialty Expressions: ARTESIAN WELLS

Expressions	Domain	Definition
Artesian Wells	Literature	So called from Artesium (the Latin for Artois), in France, where they were first bored. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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