wellpoint

wellpoint
/wel"poynt'/, n. Engin., Building Trades.
a perforated tube driven into the ground to collect water from the surrounding area so that it can be pumped away, as to prevent an excavation from filling with ground water.
[1940-45; WELL2 + POINT]

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