artesian

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: ar=te=sian

CIDE DICTIONARY

artesian, a. [F. artésien, 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.