Complete Definition of "aquifer"

English

Etymology
Latin aqui- + Latin -fer

Noun
aquifer (plural: aquifers)
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  1. An underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel

#: The water from the well came from an aquifer.

Translations

Dutch: t-|nl|aquifer|m
French: aquifère m
Galician: acuífero m
German: Grundwasserleiter m
Hebrew: �ק���פר m
Japanese: 帯水層 (taisuis�)
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Lithuanian: vandeningas sluoksnis g|Lithuanian
Portuguese: aqüífero m
Slovak: akvifer m
Swedish: akvifär c
Turkish: akifer
Telugu:t|te|�ల|sc=Telu

See also
oasis

pedialite

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