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artesian

[ahr-tee-zhuhn]

adjective

  1. noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.



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Other Word Forms

  • subartesian adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of artesian1

1820–30; < French é pertaining to Artois ( Old French Arteis Artois + -ien -ian ), after the wells of this kind in the region
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One relic from this era is the Beverly Hot Springs, an artesian well once used by Native Americans that was rediscovered in 1910 when Richard S. Grant purchased the land as a wheat field.

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is clear, in each case, is that the tears are coming from an extremely deep place, like the purest artesian well water.

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Many residents have continued to avoid using their well water, using bottled water, bulk water purchased commercially, and even water drawn from creeks and artesian wells instead.

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Many residents continue to avoid using their well water, using bottled water, bulk water purchased commercially, and even water drawn from creeks and artesian wells instead.

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Residents of Dimock have used bottled water, bulk water purchased commercially, and even water drawn from creeks and artesian wells, saying they don’t trust the water coming from their wells.

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