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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. {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. From WordNet r 1.6 [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)
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