artesian

[ ahr-tee-zhuhn ]

/ ɑrˈti ʒən /

adjective

noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.

Origin of artesian

1820–30; <French artésien pertaining to Artois (Old French Arteis Artois + -ien-ian), after the wells of this kind in the region

OTHER WORDS FROM artesian

sub·ar·te·sian, adjective

Words nearby artesian

artery of kidney, artery of labyrinth, artery of pterygoid canal, artery of round ligament of uterus, Artesia, artesian, artesian well, Arteveld, Artex, art film, art for art's sake

Example sentences from the Web for artesian

The road in question leads from the city to the artesian well a few miles away.
The Short Line War|Samuel Merwin
In order to get its feet wet an infant turkey has been known to jump down an artesian well two hundred feet deep.
The Abandoned Farmers|Irvin S. Cobb
And I knew a manufacturer, too, who went to bore an Artesian well for water, and hired a regular well-borer to do it.
Madam How and Lady Why|Charles Kingsley
Then she boohoo'd too, and the tears that fell between us looked like we were artesian wells—they certainly did.
Mary Cary|Kate Langley Bosher

They are sinking an artesian well in the upper part of the town.
Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c.|Xavier Hommaire de Hell

单词	artesian
释义	artesian [ ahr-tee-zhuhn ] / ɑrˈti ʒən / adjective noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well. Origin of artesian 1820–30; <French artésien pertaining to Artois (Old French Arteis Artois + -ien-ian), after the wells of this kind in the region OTHER WORDS FROM artesian sub·ar·te·sian, adjective Words nearby artesian artery of kidney, artery of labyrinth, artery of pterygoid canal, artery of round ligament of uterus, Artesia, artesian, artesian well, Arteveld, Artex, art film, art for art's sake Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for artesian The road in question leads from the city to the artesian well a few miles away. The Short Line War\|Samuel Merwin In order to get its feet wet an infant turkey has been known to jump down an artesian well two hundred feet deep. The Abandoned Farmers\|Irvin S. Cobb And I knew a manufacturer, too, who went to bore an Artesian well for water, and hired a regular well-borer to do it. Madam How and Lady Why\|Charles Kingsley Then she boohoo'd too, and the tears that fell between us looked like we were artesian wells—they certainly did. Mary Cary\|Kate Langley Bosher They are sinking an artesian well in the upper part of the town. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c.\|Xavier Hommaire de Hell
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