artesian well

noun

An aquifer in which water rises to the surface under its own hydrostatic pressure.

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artesian spring
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Meanings

nounartesian well (plural artesian wells)

plural artesian wells

  1. An aquifer in which water rises to the surface under its own hydrostatic pressure.

    “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.”

    1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XVII, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC

    Synonyms: artesian spring

  2. A borehole in an artesian basin.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn aquifer in which water rises to the surface under its own hydrostatic pressure.

Similar
artesian spring
Also see
artesian springbore

Translations

Arabic بِئْرٌ إِرْتِوَازِيَّة, بِئْرٌ إِرْتِوَازِيّ
  • بِئْرٌ إِرْتِوَازِيَّة (biʔrun ʔirtiwāziyya)borehole
  • بِئْرٌ إِرْتِوَازِيّ (biʔrun ʔirtiwāziyy)borehole
Catalan pou artesià
  • pou artesiàaquifer
Chinese Mandarin 自流含水層 /自流含水层, 承壓含水層 /承压含水层
  • 自流含水層 /自流含水层 (zìliú hánshuǐcéng)aquifer
  • 承壓含水層 /承压含水层aquifer
  • 自流井 (zìliújǐng)borehole
  • 承壓井 /承压井borehole
Finnish arteesinen kaivo, arteesinen porakaivo
  • arteesinen kaivoaquifer
  • arteesinen porakaivoborehole
French puits artésien, puits artésien
  • puits artésienaquifer
  • puits artésienborehole
German artesischer Brunnen
  • artesischer Brunnenborehole
Greek αρτεσιανό φρέαρ, αρτεσιανό φρέαρ
  • αρτεσιανό φρέαρ (artesianó fréar)aquifer
  • αρτεσιανό φρέαρ (artesianó fréar)borehole
Hindi पातालतोड़ कुआँ
  • पातालतोड़ कुआँ (pātāltoṛ kuā̃)aquifer
Irish tobar airtéiseach, fuarán airtéiseach
  • tobar airtéiseachaquifer
  • fuarán airtéiseachaquifer
Japanese 掘り抜き井戸
  • 掘り抜き井戸 (horinuki ido)borehole
Polish źródło artezyjskie, studnia artezyjska
  • źródło artezyjskieaquifer
  • studnia artezyjskaborehole
Portuguese poço artesiano
  • poço artesianoborehole
Romanian fântână arteziană
  • fântână artezianăaquifer
Russian артезиа́нские во́ды, артезиа́нский коло́дец
  • артезиа́нские во́ды (artɛziánskije vódy)aquifer
  • артезиа́нский коло́дец (artɛziánskij kolódec)borehole
  • артезиа́нская сква́жина (artɛziánskaja skvážina)borehole
Spanish pozo artesiano
  • pozo artesianoaquifer
Tagalog poso-artesyano
  • poso-artesyanoaquifer
Turkish artezyen kuyusu
  • artezyen kuyusuaquifer
Cite this entry
APA

artesian well. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artesian%20well

MLA

“artesian well.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artesian%20well. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “artesian well,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artesian%20well.

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