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artesian well

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. An aquifer in which water rises to the surface under its own hydrostatic pressure.
  2. A bore-hole in an artesian basin.

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Examples

““When I say⟳ mind⟳,” said the blood relation, “I refer⟳ to the quarter-teaspoonful of brain which you might possibly find⟳ in her head if you sank an artesian well.””

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

artesunate Artex artfag artfest artform artfuck

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