Phrase guide

artesian well

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An aquifer in which water rises to the surface under its own hydrostatic pressure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: artesian spring

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A borehole in an artesian basin.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: well

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Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: pou artesià — aquifer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 自流含水層 /自流含水层 (zìliú hánshuǐcéng) — aquifer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 承壓含水層 /承压含水层 — aquifer
  • Finnish: arteesinen kaivo — aquifer
  • French: puits artésien — aquifer
  • Georgian: არტეზიული ჭა (arṭeziuli č̣a) — aquifer
  • Greek: αρτεσιανό φρέαρ (artesianó fréar) — aquifer
  • Hindi: पातालतोड़ कुआँ (pātāltoṛ kuā̃) — aquifer
  • Irish: tobar airtéiseach — aquifer
  • Irish: fuarán airtéiseach — aquifer
  • Polish: źródło artezyjskie — aquifer
  • Romanian: fântână arteziană — aquifer
  • Russian: артезиа́нские во́ды (artɛziánskije vódy) — aquifer
  • Sikkimese: ཆུ་གཏེར (chu gter) — aquifer
  • Spanish: pozo artesiano — aquifer
  • Tagalog: poso-artesyano — aquifer
  • Turkish: artezyen kuyusu — aquifer
  • Arabic: بِئْرٌ إِرْتِوَازِيَّة (biʔrun ʔirtiwāziyya) — borehole
  • Arabic: بِئْرٌ إِرْتِوَازِيّ (biʔrun ʔirtiwāziyy) — borehole
  • Chinese Mandarin: 自流井 (zìliújǐng) — borehole
  • Chinese Mandarin: 承壓井 /承压井 — borehole
  • Finnish: arteesinen porakaivo — borehole
  • French: puits artésien — borehole
  • German: artesischer Brunnen — borehole
  • Greek: αρτεσιανό φρέαρ (artesianó fréar) — borehole
  • Japanese: 掘り抜き井戸 (horinuki ido) — borehole
  • Polish: studnia artezyjska — borehole
  • Portuguese: poço artesiano — borehole
  • Russian: артезиа́нский коло́дец (artɛziánskij kolódec) — borehole
  • Russian: артезиа́нская сква́жина (artɛziánskaja skvážina) — borehole