water table

Definitions

1. The level, underground, below which the ground is saturated with water.
2. A molding or other projection in the wall of a building to throw off rainwater.

Equivalents

Examples

“The heavy rain⟳, combined with the high-water table in the flat Fenland landscape, made for difficult working conditions which was already threatening NR's preparedness for the nine-day blockade in September.”

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