groundwater

noun

ground·​wa·​ter ˈgrau̇nd-ˌwȯ-tər 

-ˌwä-

: water within the earth especially that supplies wells and springs

Examples of groundwater in a Sentence

There were concerns about contaminated groundwater.

Recent Examples on the Web

Research has shown the likelihood of the gas contaminating soil and groundwater is low. —Dorany Pineda, Fortune, 2 May 2026

Decades of groundwater pumping and urban development over an ancient lake bed have caused subsidence exceeding 39 feet, damaging the subway, water systems and iconic monuments. —Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026

One landscape preserves traces of surface water in lakes and rivers; the other exposes the mineral fingerprints of groundwater moving through rock. —Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 1 May 2026

Research has shown the likelihood of the gas contaminating soil and groundwater is low. —ABC News, 1 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1889, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for groundwater

• backwater
• bathwater
• blackwater
• breakwater
• deepwater
• edgewater
• feedwater
• floodwater
• freshwater
• granddaughter
• headwater
• manslaughter

Kids Definition

groundwater

noun

ground·​wa·​ter ˈgrau̇n-ˌdwȯt-ər 

-ˌdwät-

: water within the earth that supplies wells and springs