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单词 wellhead
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wellhead

[ wel-hed ]
/ ˈwɛlˌhɛd /
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noun

a fountainhead; source.
Also called wellhouse. a shelter for a well.
the assemblage of equipment attached to the opening of an oil or gas well.

adjective

noting or pertaining to petroleum, natural gas, etc., at the place and time at which it leaves the ground: a wellhead price.

Origin of wellhead

First recorded in 1300–50, wellhead is from the Middle English word welleheved.See well2, head

Words nearby wellhead

well-governed, well-groomed, well-grounded, well-guarded, well-handled, wellhead, well-heeled, well-hidden, wellhole, wellhouse, well-hung
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Example sentences from the Web for wellhead

  • Unless debris knocked off a wellhead, the oil and gas is safely locked inside.

    Did Floods Cause a Fracking Disaster in Colorado?|Josh Dzieza|September 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
  • The finest humour springs up out of a wide and a deep heart, and it always has its roots watered at a wellhead of tears.

    Samuel Rutherford|Alexander Whyte

British Dictionary definitions for wellhead

wellhead
/ (ˈwɛlˌhɛd) /

noun

the source of a well or stream
a source, fountainhead, or origin
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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