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 Definitions of artesian well  [ɑrˈti ʒən]  

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Definition of 'artesian well' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) artesian well
a well in which water rises under pressure from a permeable stratum overlaid by impermeable rock.

Etymology:  (< F artésien pertaining to Artois , where wells of this kind are found)

Definition of 'artesian well' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) artesian well
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

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