Groundwater Meaning
/ɡrˈaʊˌndwɑtər/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounWater that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers.
Sentence Examples
Snow is very good for the groundwater levels.
Algeria has plenty of groundwater in the Sahara Desert.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Farmers use ____ for irrigation during the dry season.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The local town relies on ____ from deep wells to provide clean drinking water for all of its permanent residents.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem-der. Proto-Germanic *grunduz Old English grund Middle English ground English ground Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English water English groundwater From ground + water.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The pH in water of the hillside soils varied between 3.1 and 6.1 with a mean of 4.2. The pattern of pH variation is complex and does not clearly relate either to cultivation or occupation. The most consistent, though weak, correlation appears to be between higher pH and flushes or bogs, which indicates that the local groundwaters are comparatively basic."
— 1995, Olwyn Owen, Christopher Lowe, Kebister: The Four-thousand-year-old Story, page 45:
"Research has shown bone apatite to undergo chemical exchange with carbonates in either vadose water or groundwater."
— 2003, B. B. Huckell, C. Vance Haynes, “The Ventana Complex: New Dates and New Ideas on Its Place in Early Holocene Western Prehistory”, in American Antiquity, volume 68, number 2, page 357:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Farmers use ____ for irrigation during the dry season.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The local town relies on ____ from deep wells to provide clean drinking water for all of its permanent residents.