| 单词 | artesian |
| 释义 | artesian (once / 14719 pages) adj Use the adjective artesian to describe water that flows naturally from underground to the surface. An artesian well doesn't require a pump. When underground water is tapped by boring a well at a certain angle, it creates an artesian well or artesian aquifer. The word artesian comes from the French phrase puits artésien, "wells of Artois," the province in France where artesian wells were originally drilled in the 18th century. WORD FAMILYartesian: subartesian USAGE EXAMPLESOlympia police officers were sent to Artesian Commons Park and eventually arrested five people. Seattle Times(Nov 10, 2016) According to Slapak the city’s draw and other newer draws outside the city are probably reasons in the chronic slowing of the artesian well. Washington Times(Nov 05, 2016) Over the past 100 years, artesian wells have gone from pumping water from 31 feet above sea level to 200 feet below it. Washington Post(Oct 20, 2016) adj (of water) rising to the surface under internal hydrostatic pressure an artesian well artesian pressure Ant subartesian (of water) rising naturally in a well to a height appreciably above that of the surrounding water table but not flowing out of the well |
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