artesian
Naturally pressurized underground
Artesian describes water or wells where underground pressure causes water to rise naturally toward the surface without pumping.
An artesian well taps into a confined aquifer where water is trapped between impermeable rock layers, creating enough pressure that water flows upward on its own.
The farm relied on an artesian well that had been flowing for generations.
The term comes from Artois, a region in France where such wells were first drilled in Europe.
Drilled underground passage
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- flowingMoving continuously onward
- pressureForce upon contact
- natural flowUnimpeded organic movement
casing · wellhead · potable · groundwater · spring · free-flowing · bore · spout
Groundwater-bearing geological formation
- confinedKept within bounds
- hydrostaticOf fluid pressure at rest
- permeableAllowing substances through
- impermeableCannot be penetrated
stratum · fissure · porosity · subsurface · water table · cap rock · recharge · discharge
Commercially sealed H2O
- mineral waterNaturally occurring dissolved-element beverage
- spring waterGroundwater surfacing naturally
- pureUnmixed, without impurities
- naturalNot artificially produced
premium · sparkling · pristine · refreshing · crisp · clean · Evian · Fiji
Physics of planetary structure
- hydraulicsStudy of pressurized liquids
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
- pumpFluid-moving machine
infrastructure · water supply · civil engineering · permeability · water management · extraction · monitoring · geothermal
borehole
Drilled underground passage
natural flow · casing · wellhead · potable · groundwater · spring · free-flowing · bore · spout · gushing
aquifer
Groundwater-bearing geological formation
- confinedKept within bounds
- hydrostaticOf fluid pressure at rest
- permeableAllowing substances through
impermeable · stratum · fissure · porosity · subsurface · water table · cap rock · recharge · discharge · seepage
bottled water
Commercially sealed H2O
- mineral waterNaturally occurring dissolved-element beverage
- spring waterGroundwater surfacing naturally
- pureUnmixed, without impurities
natural · premium · sparkling · pristine · refreshing · crisp · clean · Evian · Fiji · Perrier
geophysics
Physics of planetary structure
- hydraulicsStudy of pressurized liquids
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
pump · infrastructure · water supply · civil engineering · permeability · water management · extraction · monitoring · geothermal · surveying
- groundwateraquifer, aquifers, water table, recharge, confined aquifer
- Bottled Waterbottled water, sparkling water, still water, Perrier, Evian
artesianpumped
Excitedly eager, energized
unconfined · shallow well · dug well · mechanical · static
artesiansurface water
Water on land's exterior
surface · runoff · river water · lake water · rainwater
- artesian wellNaturally pressurized groundwater source
- artesian springNaturally pressurized water outlet
- artesian waterGroundwater under natural pressure