Wellpoint (Noun)
Meaning
A perforated tube driven into the ground to collect water from the surrounding area.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- A wellpoint system consists of multiple tubes positioned in a line to draw down the water table in the construction area.
- The excavator was carefully positioned to avoid damaging the wellpoint pipe already driven into the ground.
- A team of engineers was tasked with designing an efficient wellpoint system to manage groundwater levels during the project.
- To provide supplemental irrigation system, the farmer installed a wellpoint in a shallow ditch near the river.
- Drillers had managed to drive the wellpoint 30 feet below the surface before they reached the saturated zone.