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Webster 1913 Edition
Artesian
Ar-te′sian
,Adj.
[F.
artésien
, fr. Artois
in France, where many such wells have been made since the middle of the last century.] Of or pertaining to Artois (anciently called Artesium), in France.
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.
Definition 2024
artesian
artesian
English
Adjective
artesian (not comparable)
- (of a water supply) rising to the surface under its own hydrostatic pressure.
Derived terms
Translations
rising to the surface
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