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

Well point up that way, and maybe we can land him before the others scare him away.

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One could as well point to the East at large to show where Japan lies!

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On this point, I once learned a valuable lesson, which may well point my present moral.

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When water is reached, a well point is put on through which water may percolate without carrying too much soil.

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