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Aquifer   Listen
noun
aquifer  n.  
1.
An underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc.; as, the Oglala aquifer. The water contained in an aquifer may be of great age, and in such cases is sometimes called fossil water.





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... (no natural reservoir catchments, seasonal disparity in rainfall, sea water intrusion to island's largest aquifer, increased salination in the north); water pollution from sewage and industrial wastes; coastal degradation; loss of wildlife habitats ...
— The 2008 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.


Words linked to "Aquifer" :   geological formation, formation, aquiferous


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