| 单词 | spouting well |
| 释义 | > as lemmasspouting well spouting well n. now rare (a) an outlet from which water naturally gushes under pressure, as a geyser; (b) an oil well from which oil flows or spouts without pumping; = spouter n. 1b. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > oil rig > [noun] > well well1652 spouting well1776 petroleum well1801 rock well1830 oil well1859 spouter1865 gusher1876 test well1877 wild cat1877 wildcat well1883 roarera1885 oiler1890 discovery1900 edge well1904 wild well1915 offset well1922 stripper1930 offset1933 production well1934 outstep1947 step-out well1948 1776 R. E. Raspe tr. J. J. Ferber Trav. Italy 349 Geysers at Laugafel, hot spouting wells. 1861 Chem. News 28 Sept. 164/2 At about 325 feet in depth, there is about 40 feet of white sandstone, near the top of which ‘spouting wells’ are found. 1898 Knowledge 1 June 124/2 The ‘spouting’ wells of Russia entirely eclipse those of America in output. 1912 W. S. Tower & J. Roberts Petroleum v. 83 On the basis of the general character of the yield wells are divided into two classes, the flowing, spouting, or gushing wells, and the pumping wells. 1966 Prof. Papers U.S. Geol. Surv. No. 517. 112/2 One of the well known spouting wells..on the south side of Lake Fairview northwest of Orlando drains water from the lake when the lake level is above the mouth of the well. < as lemmas |
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