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Noun Concept
Categories: Hydrology, Aquifers, Water wells
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artesian well  artesian aquifer  Artesial water  artesian basin  artesian bore
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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 WordNet 3.0
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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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
An artesian well is a well that brings groundwater to the surface without pumping because it is under pressure within a body of rock and/or sediment known as an aquifer. Wikipedia
A source of water Wikipedia Disambiguation
A confined aquifer containing groundwater that will flow upwards through a well without the need for pumping. OmegaWiki