tube well

noun

A well in which a stainless steel tube is bored directly down into an aquifer.

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driven well
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Meanings

nountube well (plural tube wells)

plural tube wells · alternative tubewell

  1. A well in which a stainless steel tube is bored directly down into an aquifer.
  2. IndiaA diesel pump.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna well made by driving a tube into the earth to a stratum that bears water

Similar
driven well
Broader
well

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Hindi नलकूप
  • नलकूप (nalkūp)Translations
Norwegian Bokmål abessinsk brønn, abessinierbrønn
  • abessinsk brønnTranslations
  • abessinierbrønnTranslations
Tamil குழாய்க்கிணறு
  • குழாய்க்கிணறு (kuḻāykkiṇaṟu)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

tube well. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tube%20well

MLA

“tube well.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tube%20well. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tube well,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tube%20well.

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