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Meanings of artesian in English

Portuguese
artesiano
Catalan
artesià

(Of water) rising to the surface under internal hydrostatic pressure.

artesiano
Synonyms
Examples for "flowing"
Examples for "flowing"
1
Water flowing underground News flash: scientists say there's water in Wellington Harbour.
Radio NZ
2
But think of the course of the future as, oh, flowing water.
Side Jobs
3
Violence has dropped sharply and foreign investment is flowing into the economy.
Reuters
4
The River Corrib in Galway is the fastest-flowing city river in Europe.
The Irish Times
5
Money is flowing out of China for a complex set of reasons.
Reuters
Usage of artesian in English
1
The city owns the waterworks; the water-supply is obtained from artesian wells.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
2
The ancient Egyptians were acquainted with the art of boring artesian wells.
The Earth as Modified by Human Action
3
Nearby, the blades of an artesian well groaned in the light breeze.
Amagansett
4
That was an artesian well, and this a grove of Tailik dates.
Desert Love
5
With this concession Alvin Mulrady began to sink his first artesian shaft.
A Millionaire of Rough-and-Ready
6
The third method is in securing the water by means of artesian wells.
A Review of the Resources and Industries of the State of Washing...
7
They were concerned with barriers for artesian wells and things of that kind.
Melnitz
8
The city owns and operates the electric-lighting plant and artesian water-works.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
9
The engineer then brings his science into play and drives an artesian well.
Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania
10
These pervious sands, interbedded with the lava, become the aquifers of artesian wells.
The Elements of Geology
11
I mean just something like a pen or an artesian well or something.
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide
12
Nemes brought the dropship down in a park, partially destroying an artesian well.
The Hyperion Cantos
13
I haven't a doubt we'll find a fairly shallow artesian supply.
The Little Lady of the Big House
14
Hi, why didn't you bring a medium-sized artesian well with you!
Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Great American Desert
15
But even the water from the artesian wells we took the precaution to boil.
Virginia: the Old Dominion / As seen from its colonial waterway,...
16
The municipality owns and operates the water-works, the water-supply being obtained from artesian wells.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
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Portuguese
artesiano
Catalan
artesià
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