water table

noun

1

: a stringcourse or similar member when projecting so as to throw off water

2

: the upper limit of the portion of the ground wholly saturated with water

Examples of water table in a Sentence

Heavy rainfall has caused the water table to rise.

Recent Examples on the Web

Plant operators must prove to nearby towns that their water tables remain untainted. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026

When farmers pump heavily from wells, that lowers the water table and can diminish the river. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Pantheon plans to reverse the damage by blocking off ditches to control the water table and significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

The habitat restoration that Trout Unlimited has pursued around the region includes stacking rocks and logs to slow streams so the water has time to saturate soils and raise the water table. — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for water table

• damnable
• disable
• enable
• roundtable
• timetable
• turntable
• unable
• unstable
• able
• chaebol
• fable
• label

Kids Definition

water table

noun

: the upper limit of the portion of the ground completely soaked with water