Artesian well

Japanese: artesian well(英語表記)artesianwell
Artesian well

…They are not classified by depth, but the former is for unpressurized groundwater (also called free groundwater), while the latter is for pressurized groundwater, and are commonly called artesian wells. In English, they are called artesian wells because they were first dug in Artois, northern France, in 1126. However, in Egypt, artesian wells were dug before 4000 years ago. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "artesian well" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…深度による区分ではなく,前者が不圧地下水(自由地下水ともいう)を対象とするのに対し,後者は被圧地下水を対象とし,俗に掘抜井戸と呼ばれていた。英語ではアーテジアン・ウェルartesian wellというが,これは1126年に北フランスのアルトアArtoisで初めて掘られたためである。ただしエジプトでは,4000年以前に掘抜井戸が掘られていたという。…

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