English-Thai Dictionary
artesian well
N บ่อน้ำ บาดาล bol-nam-ba-dan
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ARTESIAN
Ar *te "sian, a. Etym: [F. artésien, fr. Artois in France, where many such wells have been made since the middle of the last century. ]
Defn: Of or pertaining to Artois (anciently called Artesium ), in France. Artesian wells, wells made by boring into the earth till the instrument reaches water, which, from internal pressure, flows spontaneously like a fountain. They are usually of small diameter and often of great depth.
New American Oxford Dictionary
artesian
ar te sian |ärˈtēZHən ɑrˈtiʒən | ▶adjective relating to or denoting a well bored perpendicularly into water-bearing strata lying at an angle, so that natural pressure produces a constant supply of water with little or no pumping: the water from artesian wells makes agriculture possible. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French artésien ‘from Artois ’ (see Artois ), where such wells were first made.
Oxford Dictionary
artesian
artesian |ɑːˈtiːzɪən, -ʒ (ə )n | ▶adjective relating to or denoting a well bored perpendicularly into water-bearing strata lying at an angle, so that natural pressure produces a constant supply of water with little or no pumping. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French artésien ‘from Artois ’ (see Artois ), where such wells were first made.
Spanish Dictionary
artesiano, -na
artesiano, -na VÉASE pozo artesiano .
The Wordsmith Dictionary