well point

Also well·point

[wel-point]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of well point¹

First recorded in 1940–45; well ² + point

Example Sentences

Like it or not, just as Sir Keir Starmer has discovered, grumpy parties who are not doing well point the finger at their leader.

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Labour, which is already claiming to have been left with a £22bn "black hole", may well point to these deals as another example of an unfunded Conservative commitment.

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If someone who knows you well points out that your forgetfulness has changed significantly, it might be a sign of something more serious.

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

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Many could very well point an accusatory finger at the White House and the Democratic Party over the record-breaking gas prices.

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