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ˈwater-ˌbearing, a.
a. Of a country: Producing water; not arid.
b. Geol. Of a stratum, bed: Through which water percolates.
1859H. Kingsley G. Hamlyn xlii, The little sienite peak, the last symptom of a water-bearing country, has disappeared behind us. 1862Rep. Directors E. Ind. Railway Co. 23 The large well has been completed, a water-bearing stratum having been reached. 1877Huxley Physiogr. 33 The liquid with which the water-bearing bed is charged. 1890Hardwicke's Science-Gossip XXVI. 249 The sand⁓stones and pebble beds are noted for their water-bearing characteristics. |