well point

American  

[wel-point] / ˈwɛl ˌpɔɪnt /

Also wellpoint

noun

Engineering, Building Trades.

1. a perforated tube driven into the ground to collect water from the surrounding area so that it can be pumped away, as to prevent an excavation from filling with groundwater.

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Etymology

Origin of well point

First recorded in 1940–45; well ² + point

Example Sentences

That he did may well point to Lock starting against Dallas.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2022

So the defenders of Beijing might well point to his work to show that there is nothing new about using the state as a principal instrument to accelerate economic development and innovation.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2019

Over over over: Since this game is being played in Vegas, might as well point this out.

From Washington Post • May 28, 2018

But she’s missing the stiletto emoji’s, well, point.

From Slate • Oct. 24, 2017

That both ḫarrânu and girru are used as words for “way,” “journey,” “expedition,” may well point to the prominence of the idea of trade journeys with caravans.

From Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters by Johns, C. H. W. (Claude Hermann Walter)