vauclusianadj.
/vɔːˈkluːzɪən/ Physical Geography.
Applied to a type of spring, often large, occurring in karstic regions, in which the water is forced out under artesian pressure.
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vauclusian1937
1937 S. W. Wooldridge & R. S. Morgan Physical Basis Geogr. xix. 294 Cheddar Gorge..and the spectacular Wookey Hole with its ‘Vauclusian spring’, show true karstic features.
1977 A. Hallam Planet Earth 82/3 There are two main types of karst spring, one where the water issues by means of free flow, the other where the water issues under forced or artesian flow: the latter type is sometimes known as a vauclusian spring.
1980 J. C. Schmid tr. A. Bögli Karst Hydrol. ix. 124 In a genuine vauclusian spring the water course runs upwards through the rock.
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