water-bearing stratum
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Water well — Village pump redirects here. For information on Wikipedia project related discussions see Wikipedia:Village pump. Water well at the Wald monastery in Germany. A water well is an excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, driving,… … Wikipedia
aquifer — /ak weuh feuhr/, n. any geological formation containing or conducting ground water, esp. one that supplies the water for wells, springs, etc. [1900 05; prob. < F aquifère (adj.); see AQUI , FER] * * * In hydrology, a rock layer or sequence that… … Universalium
artesian — The water contained or carried in a stratum of rock imprisoned between two impervious strata, the water bearing stratum being inclined, and coming to the surface at some distant and higher point, called the intake, where it receives the water,… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Pietraroja — Infobox CityIT img coa = official name = Pietraroja name = Pietraroja region = Campania province = Province of Benevento (BN) elevation m = 818 area total km2 = 35.7 population as of = Dec. 2004 population total = 658 population density km2 = 18… … Wikipedia
driven well — noun a well made by driving a tube into the earth to a stratum that bears water • Syn: ↑tube well • Hypernyms: ↑well * * * noun : a well made by driving a tube into the earth to a water bearing stratum … Useful english dictionary
Orto botanico di Padova — Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua * UNESCO World Heritage Site … Wikipedia
Tanezrouft — ▪ region, Africa region of the Sahara lying in southern Algeria and northern Mali. Covering part of a plateau eastward toward the Ahaggar (Hoggar) uplands, it slopes to lower ground in the west, and farther southward lie swamps. The region… … Universalium
aquiferous — a. carrying, yielding or containing water. aquifer, n. water bearing stratum … Dictionary of difficult words
aquifer — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin aqua + fer Date: 1901 a water bearing stratum of permeable rock, sand, or gravel • aquiferous adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
drivepipe — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a pipe with a sharp edge for driving short distances into the solid ground (as to reach a water bearing stratum or to insert concrete piles) … Useful english dictionary
building construction — Techniques and industry involved in the assembly and erection of structures. Early humans built primarily for shelter, using simple methods. Building materials came from the land, and fabrication was dictated by the limits of the materials and… … Universalium
