Abyssinian well

English

Etymology

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Noun

Abyssinian well (plural Abyssinian wells)

2. (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.