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WELL POINT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does well point mean?
• WELL POINT (noun)
The noun WELL POINT has 1 sense:
1. a perforated tube driven into the ground to collect water from the surrounding area
Familiarity information: WELL POINT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A perforated tube driven into the ground to collect water from the surrounding area
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
well point; wellpoint
Hypernyms ("well point" is a kind of...):
tube; tubing (conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases)
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