wellfield

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noun

A group of wells in an underground reservoir or aquifer.

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Meanings

wellfield1

nounwellfield (plural wellfields)

plural wellfields

  1. A group of wells in an underground reservoir or aquifer.

Wellfield2

proper noun
  1. A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, between Earsdon and Monkseaton (OS grid ref NZ3272).
  2. A northern suburb of Wingate, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4038).

Origin

From well + field.

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APA

wellfield. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wellfield

MLA

“wellfield.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wellfield. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wellfield,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wellfield.

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