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
The destruction of the Kakhovka dam last year, which led to widespread flooding of the Kherson region and the draining of the Kakhovka reservoir, has lowered the water table and left some villages with infected or dry wells.
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Oleksandr Chubko Mauricio Lima, New York Times, 10 May 2024
This Little Tikes outdoor toy is one of Amazon’s most gifted sand and water tables.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 7 May 2024
The rolling hills were elevated enough to get cooling western breezes, with good soil and a good water supply by tapping into the water table not far below.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 May 2024
College of Southern Nevada biology professor David Charlet said the trees likely wouldn’t last more than a half-century with a depleted water table.
—Brittany Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2024
Residents ages 13 and older can lend a hand cheering on runners, managing water tables and handing out medals.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2024
But the team concluded the pit was too shallow to be a well, and that it was located above even the historic water table in the region.
—Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
My neighbors have kids and a lot of other residents in the area who are on well water are concerned that the chemicals are now leaking into our water tables.
—Thomas Catenacci, Fox News, 27 Mar. 2024
As a consequence, water tables have been falling typically by 10 feet per year, according to David Mansfield, an expert on the country’s opium industry from the London School of Economics.
—Fred Pearce, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2024
Oleksandr Chubko Mauricio Lima, New York Times, 10 May 2024
This Little Tikes outdoor toy is one of Amazon’s most gifted sand and water tables.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 7 May 2024
The rolling hills were elevated enough to get cooling western breezes, with good soil and a good water supply by tapping into the water table not far below.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 May 2024
College of Southern Nevada biology professor David Charlet said the trees likely wouldn’t last more than a half-century with a depleted water table.
—Brittany Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2024
Residents ages 13 and older can lend a hand cheering on runners, managing water tables and handing out medals.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2024
But the team concluded the pit was too shallow to be a well, and that it was located above even the historic water table in the region.
—Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
My neighbors have kids and a lot of other residents in the area who are on well water are concerned that the chemicals are now leaking into our water tables.
—Thomas Catenacci, Fox News, 27 Mar. 2024
As a consequence, water tables have been falling typically by 10 feet per year, according to David Mansfield, an expert on the country’s opium industry from the London School of Economics.
—Fred Pearce, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2024
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“Water table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20table. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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