ARTESIAN
artesian
(adjective) (of water) rising to the surface under internal hydrostatic pressure; “an artesian well”; “artesian pressure”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
artesian (not comparable)
(of a water supply) Rising to the surface under its own hydrostatic pressure.
Anagrams
• Erastian, antisera, arsinate, ratanies, resinata, santeria, santerĂa
Source: Wiktionary
Ar*te"sian, a. Etym: [F. artésien, fr. Artois in France, where many such wells have been made since the middle of the last century.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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