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aquifer

/ˈækwɪfə/ UK
/ˈɑkwɪfɝ/ US
/ˈækwɪfɝ/ US

noun aquifers

An underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel. The water in the well came from an aquifer.

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noun an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel

Español	acuífero
한국어	대수층 daesucheung
日本語	帯水層 taisuisō
中文	含水層 /含水层 hánshuǐcéng
Português	aquífero
Français	aquifère
Deutsch	Grundwasserleiter, Aquifer
Ελληνικά	υδροφορέας ydroforéas, υπόγειος υδροφορέας ypógeios ydroforéas
Русский	водоно́сный горизо́нт vodonósnyj gorizónt, водоно́сный слой vodonósnyj sloj, водоно́сный пласт vodonósnyj plast, аквифе́р akvifɛ́r
Tiếng Việt	tầng ngậm nước, tầng chứa nước
العربية	طَبَقَة ٱلْمِيَاهِ ٱلْجَوْفِيَّةِ
עברית	אקוויפר

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@misc{aquifer_2026,
  title = {aquifer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aquifer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}