Definition of groundwater
: water within the earth especially that supplies wells and springs
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Examples of groundwater in a Sentence
There were concerns about contaminated groundwater.
Recent Examples of groundwater from the Web
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New construction will be required to have better drainage to reduce the chances of flash floods as sea and groundwater levels go up and leave little room for storm runoff.
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This time the battle is over the bottling of Michigan groundwater by Nestle, the Swiss multinational food company.
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The formidable hillsides are subjected to deeper subsurface forces that come into play as groundwater shifts the frictional properties of the soil.
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The slurry wall leaks in major areas and the EPA had to install a groundwater trench around the site that collects 20,000 gallons a week, which is shipped to Detroit for treatment.
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And, at the moment, good groundwater information is hard to find and expensive to gather.
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Crops are collapsing, groundwater is disappearing, rivers are failing to reach the sea.
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Circa 1889
First Known Use of groundwater
circa 1889
GROUNDWATER Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of groundwater for English Language Learners
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: water that is underground
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