Artesian

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]


  
     {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.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  artesian
       adj : (of water) rising to the surface under internal hydrostatic
             pressure; "an artesian well"; "artesian pressure" [syn:
              {flowing}] [ant: {subartesian}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Artesian, SD (town, FIPS 2380)
    Location: 44.00853 N, 97.92301 W
    Population (1990): 217 (119 housing units)
    Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Artesian, SD -- U.S. town in South Dakota
     Population (2000):    157
     Housing Units (2000): 99
     Land area (2000):     0.549521 sq. miles (1.423252 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.549521 sq. miles (1.423252 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            02380
     Located within:       South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
     Location:             44.007512 N, 97.923379 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Artesian, SD
      Artesian