artesian well
noun
ar·te·sian well
är-ˈtē-zhən- 
1
: a well in which water is under pressure
especially
: one in which the water flows to the surface naturally
2
: a deep well
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The artesian wells that once bubbled through the valley are long gone.
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Calmatters, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
The first streetcar was only 2 years old, as was the town’s first artesian well.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2024
The settlement that became Dinosaur was initially called Baxter Flats, but was established as a town in 1947, and named Artesia, a nod to the artesian wells in the surrounding hills.
—Markian Hawryluk, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2023
What is clear, in each case, is that the tears are coming from an extremely deep place, like the purest artesian well water.
—Sam Anderson, New York Times, 3 June 2023
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Calmatters, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
The first streetcar was only 2 years old, as was the town’s first artesian well.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2024
The settlement that became Dinosaur was initially called Baxter Flats, but was established as a town in 1947, and named Artesia, a nod to the artesian wells in the surrounding hills.
—Markian Hawryluk, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2023
What is clear, in each case, is that the tears are coming from an extremely deep place, like the purest artesian well water.
—Sam Anderson, New York Times, 3 June 2023
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artesian well
noun
ar·te·sian well
är-ˌtē-zhən-
1
: a drilled well from which water flows up like a fountain
2
: a deep well
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