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

With the tube slide removed, visitors will still have access to three open slides, a giant tipping bucket, interactive water tables and multilevel spray zones, according to the township’s website. —Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2026

Overuse of aquifers can lower the water table and dry up nearby springs, and irrigation for ranching accounts for a large share of the area’s water use. —Outside, 3 Feb. 2026

South Asia is also among the regions of concern due to groundwater-dependent agriculture and urbanization, which have produced chronic declines in water tables and local subsidence, the report noted. —Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2026

In Florida, where the water table is shallow and the ground is highly porous, pollution can travel quickly and spread over large areas. —Iuliia Istratiy, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 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