The Collaborative International Dictionary
Artesian \Ar*te"sian\, a. [F. art['e]sien, fr. Artois in France, where many such wells have been made since the middle of the last century.] Of or pertaining to Artois (anciently called Artesium), in France.
Artesian wells, wells made by boring into the earth till the instrument reaches water, which, from internal pressure, flows spontaneously like a fountain. They are usually of small diameter and often of great depth.
Wiktionary
n. (plural of artesian well English)
Usage examples of "artesian wells".
In business the more stodgy members of Hoxworth & Hale had kept him from assuming any position of leadership within the company, so that even though his sugar lands irrigated by artesian wells flourished and made him a millionaire several times over, he was denied for moral reasons the command of H & H to which his talents entitled him.
Hale had kept him from assuming any position of leadership within the company, so that even though his sugar lands irrigated by artesian wells flourished and made him a millionaire several times over, he was denied for moral reasons the command of H &.
As Garrett traced the intricate manner in which water seeped down into the aquifer and then escaped upward through springs and artesian wells and filtration—.
One good thing about the Preserve: there was no water rationing when artesian wells drew upon hidden reserves deep in the mountains.
The electric pump that pulled water up from one of the two artesian wells that served the place hummed into smooth operation.
He controlled the artesian wells that sold water to the population of the island at prices that would give him a good profit.
Caves dotted the cliff walls, and there had been possibly half a dozen natural artesian wells in the valley.