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

Examples of artesian well in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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. —Courtney Wittich, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025

This was a time when Fort Worth was still drawing part of its municipal water supply from the Trinity River mixing that with artesian well water. —Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2025

The artesian wells that once bubbled through the valley are long gone. —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

Word History

Etymology

artesian borrowed from French artésien "of artois," going back to Old French, from Arteis "Artois" + -ien -ian

First Known Use

1801, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for artesian well

• mademoiselle
• materiel
• subparallel
• antiparallel
• antipersonnel
• bagatelle
• caravel
• carousel
• carrousel
• citadel
• clientele
• commonweal

Kids Definition

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