Wellhead

/ˈwɛlhɛd/ · noun

Meaning

The place where a spring breaks out of the ground; the source of water for a stream or well..

Definitions by Sense

1. The place where a spring breaks out of the ground; the source of water for a stream or well.
2. (figuratively) The source of something; a fountainhead.
3. The surface structure of an oil well etc.

Example Sentences

Leaue the troubled streames, And liue as Thriuers doe at the Well head.

It is a singular circumstance, that within a quarter of a mile of the well-head of the Wye, arises the Severn.

We set forth accordingly by this itinerary; and for the best part of three nights travelled on eerie mountains and among the well-heads of wild rivers; [...]

[H]e likened was to a welhed / Of euill words, and wicked ſclaunders by him ſhed.

[...] a bull was not merely a stud animal worth so much, due to go to the butcher in a little while. It was a vast wonder-beast, a well-head of the great, furnace-like passion that makes the worlds roll and the sun surge up [...]

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• wellheads
• well-head

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