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artesian well
A water table higher than the well ensures water pressure will consistently force water into an artesian well.

ar·te·sian well

(är-t

n) KEY

NOUN:

A well drilled through impermeable strata to reach water capable of rising to the surface by internal hydrostatic pressure.

ETYMOLOGY:
French artésien, from Old French artesien, of Artois, from Arteis Artois, France

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