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well

well

Meaning of well

A deep structure built to bring water up from the ground.

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British English/ˈwɛl/
American English/ˈwɛl/
Russian transcription[kɐlɐˈdʲets]
well
well - колодец
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well usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Они опустили ведро в колодец, чтобы набрать воды.

They lowered a bucket into the well to fetch some water.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Фермер выкопал колодец, чтобы поить животных свежей водой.

The farmer dug a well to get fresh water for the animals.

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What's the difference between well / borehole

🇬🇧English
well

The basic, neutral term for a man-made shaft built to draw water; identical in meaning to 'well' (US).

B2Very Often

The village still gets its drinking water from a communal well.

Деревня по‑прежнему получает питьевую воду из общего колодца.

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🇬🇧English
borehole

A drilled, often narrow hole (for water, oil, investigation); more technical and specific than a typical 'well' (US).

B2Rarely

Engineers drilled a borehole to test the aquifer beneath the site.

Инженеры пробурили скважину, чтобы проверить водоносный горизонт под участком.

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well translation: колодец. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce well

/ˈwɛl/

well translation

колодец

well examples

They lowered a bucket into the well to fetch some water.

well transcription

/ˈwɛl/, /ˈwɛl/

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well meaning: what does it mean?

A deep structure built to bring water up from the ground.

well pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

well is pronounced as /ˈwɛl/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

well definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

They lowered a bucket into the well to fetch some water. Translation: Они опустили ведро в колодец, чтобы набрать воды.

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