HyperDic: artesian_well

English > 1 sense of the expression *artesian well*:
NOUN	artifact	artesian well	a well drilled through impermeable strata into strata that receive water from a higher altitude so there is pressure to force the water to flow upward

English > *artesian well*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A well drilled through impermeable strata into strata that receive water from a higher altitude so there is pressure to force the water to flow upward.
Broader	well	A deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
Spanish	pozo artesiano