wellhead

2 definitions found

wellhead - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Wellhead \Well"head`\, n.
     A source, spring, or fountain.
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           At the wellhead the purest streams arise. --Spenser.
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           Our public-school and university life is a great
           wellhead of new and irresponsible words. --Earle.
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wellhead - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  wellhead
      n 1: the source of water for a well [syn: wellhead,
           wellspring]
      2: a structure built over a well