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artesian

Pronunciation: /ɑɹˈtiʒən/

The English word “artesian” has 1 meaning listed here.

adjective

  1. Of a water supply, rising to the surface under its own hydrostatic pressure.

Etymology

From French puits artésien (“artesian well”), from the former province of Artois, where the technique of artesian wells was elaborated by monks in the 12th century.

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