artesian

[ahr-tee-zhuhn]

adjective

1. noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.

Other Word Forms

• subartesian adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of artesian¹

1820–30; < French artésien pertaining to Artois ( Old French Arteis Artois + -ien -ian ), after the wells of this kind in the region

Example Sentences

One relic from this era is the Beverly Hot Springs, an artesian well once used by Native Americans that was rediscovered in 1910 when Richard S. Grant purchased the land as a wheat field.

From Los Angeles Times

What is clear, in each case, is that the tears are coming from an extremely deep place, like the purest artesian well water.

From New York Times

Many residents have continued to avoid using their well water, using bottled water, bulk water purchased commercially, and even water drawn from creeks and artesian wells instead.

From Seattle Times

Many residents continue to avoid using their well water, using bottled water, bulk water purchased commercially, and even water drawn from creeks and artesian wells instead.

From Seattle Times

Residents of Dimock have used bottled water, bulk water purchased commercially, and even water drawn from creeks and artesian wells, saying they don’t trust the water coming from their wells.

From Seattle Times