aquifer

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It says that Israel uses more than 80 percent of water drawn from the aquifer and while the Jewish state has other water sources, the aquifer is the West Bank's sole supply of water.

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  1. noun An underground bed or layer of earth, gravel, or porous stone that yields water.

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  • Lamorena says as the government moves forward with zone changes, the protection of the aquifer is the primary reason to get the plan moving. —  KUAM.com - KUAM News
  • Stretching from Ashton to King Hill, the aquifer is a critically important water source for farmers and communities in much of southern Idaho. —  IdahoStatesman.com News Updates
  • With time, and a more sophisticated understanding of hydrology, Idahoans now recognize that the aquifer is gradually depleting. —  IdahoStatesman.com News Updates
  • Cold water comes out of the aquifer, at the Thousand Springs area near Hagerman, feeding the Snake River. —  IdahoStatesman.com News Updates
  • An aquifer is a geologic formation, group of formations, or part of a formation that contains sufficient saturated permeable material to yield significant quantities of water to —  Featured Articles - Encyclopedia of Earth
 

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  1. Latin aqua, water, + -fer, from ferre, bear.
 

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/ˈækwɪfər/
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