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ˈwell-point Civil Engin. [well n.1] One of a system of pipes sunk into the ground around an excavated area in order to lower the water-table. Hence as v. trans., to supply with well-points.
1951Engineering 4 May 536/3 The consulting engineers considered..that lowering of the ground-water level by means of well-points would be the most efficient method of keeping the excavation dry. 1958J. S. Scott Dict. Civil Engin. 409 An excavation in sand cannot become quick if effectively wellpointed. 1971O. H. Bullitt Search for Sybaris xvii. 169 The most effective way of dewatering an area..would be by means of a well-point system. |