Abyssinian well

English

Etymology

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Noun

Abyssinian well (plural Abyssinian wells)

(engineering) A well built with connected pipes in the ground used for retrieving water from shallow layers.

Translations

Translations

Finnish: putkikaivo
French: please add this translation if you can
German: please add this translation if you can
Polish: studnia abisyńska f
Romanian: fântână abisiniană f
Russian: тру́бчатый коло́дец m (trúbčatyj kolódec), абисси́нский коло́дец (ru) m (abissínskij kolódec)

Further reading

“Abyssinian well”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
“Abyssinian well”, in Collins English Dictionary.

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