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.
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And the subway system is already surrounded by water, built below a water table that’s also being pushed higher by sea level rise.
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Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
This can lower water tables, leading to deeper drilling to get even more water, which in turn results in higher costs.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Tunneling too close to the river could risk breaching the water table and filling a karst formation, or underground cave — potentially triggering leaks of construction materials into the waterway.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 14 Aug. 2025
Among the details: In addition to the burial at least two feet below the ground’s surface, the body should be above the water table.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
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Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
This can lower water tables, leading to deeper drilling to get even more water, which in turn results in higher costs.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Tunneling too close to the river could risk breaching the water table and filling a karst formation, or underground cave — potentially triggering leaks of construction materials into the waterway.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 14 Aug. 2025
Among the details: In addition to the burial at least two feet below the ground’s surface, the body should be above the water table.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for water table
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“Water table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20table. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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