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Definition of: artesian well
(är·tē′zhən)
A well bored down to a water–bearing stratum between impermeable strata, from a surface lower than the source of the water supply, so that the water pressure is great enough to force a flow of water out at the surface. [<F artésien, from Artois, town in France]
A. Water level. B. Artesian well. C. Ordinary well.
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