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wellheads

noun

plural of wellhead
as in wells

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  1. wells
  2. fountains
  3. fonts
  4. springs
Noun
  • One study links living near new Kern County oil and gas wells to higher infection risk, while massive housing and solar construction promise more soil disturbance and airborne, infectious dust.
    — Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Combined with higher reservoir productivity, this could allow Mazama’s wells to generate up to 10 times as much power as conventional geothermal wells.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of wells
Noun
  • Lourdes water is free to access from the sanctuary’s taps and drinking fountains.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The ordinances would also ban new ornamental water features, including decorative fountains and ponds.
    — Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of fountains
Noun
  • These are custom-made with a photo of your pet and various fonts, phrases, shapes and materials.
    — Yvonne Villasenor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Many of them supplement the text with photographs, epigraphs, glossaries, family trees, sketches, timelines, variant tables of contents, alternating fonts and notes to the reader.
    — Christopher Coffman, The Conversation, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of fonts
Noun
  • While the springs continuously flow, the resort keeps on evolving.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The city’s water comes from the Izuruhara Benten Spring, considered to be one of the best springs in Japan.
    — Kim Kay, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of springs
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“Wellheads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wellheads. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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