ar·te·sian
| \ (ˈ)är-¦tē-zhən \
Definition of artesian
: involving, relating to, or supplied by the upward movement of water under hydrostatic pressure in rocks or unconsolidated material beneath the earth's surface
artesian spring artesian water artesian pressure
—distinguished from subartesian
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