Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A well sunk, usually by boring, in order to procure salt-brine.
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Wady el-Miyáh, which has a large salt-well near the sea, and down whose upper bed we shall travel after leaving Umm el-Karáyát; the
The Land of Midian 2003
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Amongst the number of important formations are: -- the Wady el-Miyáh, which has a large salt-well near the sea, and down whose upper bed we shall travel after leaving Umm el-Karáyát; the Wady el-Kurr, whose acquaintance we shall make in the eastern region; and the Wady el-Argah (Arjah).
The Land of Midian — Volume 2 Richard Francis Burton 1855
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