WELLHEAD

wellhead

(noun) a structure built over a well

wellhead, wellspring

(noun) the source of water for a well

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

wellhead (plural wellheads)

The place where a spring breaks out of the ground; the source of water for a stream or well.

(figuratively) The source of something; a fountainhead.

The surface structure of an oil well etc.

Source: Wiktionary


Well"head`, n.

Definition: A source, spring, or fountain. At the wellhead the purest streams arise. Spenser. Our public-school and university life is a great wellhead of new and irresponsible words. Earle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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