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artesian well
artesian well definition
ar·tesian well (är tē′z̸hən)
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
Etymology: Fr artésien, lit., of Artois (OFr Arteis), where such wells were bored
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