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Definition of tube well in English: tube wellnoun A well consisting of an iron pipe with a solid steel point and lateral perforations near the end, which is driven into the earth until a water-bearing stratum is reached, when a suction pump is applied to the upper end. Example sentencesExamples - Apart from that the department would be purchasing new water tankers, construct 25 tube wells and replace old water pipes in the city.
- Although there is one tube well for every 70 families, the wells are unusable because the water is salty.
- Near two of these schools the tube well is broken.
- In most areas there is a single tube well for hundreds of families.
- A total of 47 tube wells were identified as being the usual water source for the 60 participants, and a sample of water from each well was tested for arsenic concentration.
Definition of tube well in US English: tube wellnount(j)ub wɛl another term for sand point well Example sentencesExamples - Although there is one tube well for every 70 families, the wells are unusable because the water is salty.
- Apart from that the department would be purchasing new water tankers, construct 25 tube wells and replace old water pipes in the city.
- A total of 47 tube wells were identified as being the usual water source for the 60 participants, and a sample of water from each well was tested for arsenic concentration.
- In most areas there is a single tube well for hundreds of families.
- Near two of these schools the tube well is broken.
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