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aquifer Noun a deposit of rock, such as sandstone, containing water that can be used to supply wells [Latin aqua water + ferre to carry]
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Nor will it hand over any significant West Bank land to Palestinians, for in doing so Israel would have to abandon lush aquifers (underground water reserves), key access to the Dead Sea, the Jordan River, and surrounding fertile plains. On the last expanse of untrammeled Midwestern grassland, Jones examines the interrelations of aquifers with prairie chickens and deerflies, of wild berries and nuts in the native American diet. After several months, enough water had accumulated in local aquifers to increase the rate of discharge below the Gulf's surface. |
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