the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > search for or seek [verb (transitive)] > search for subterraneous water (2)
transitive. To search (an area of land) for subterranean water with a divining rod. Also: to discover (subterranean water, a well, etc.) by this…
transitive. To identify a suitable site for (a well) by dowsing an area of land for water. Also: to search (an area of land) for underground…