groundwater
noun
ground·wa·ter
| \ ˈgrau̇nd-ˌwȯ-tər
, -ˌwä-\
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Definition of groundwater
: water within the earth especially that supplies wells and springs
Examples of groundwater in a Sentence
There were concerns about contaminated groundwater.
Recent Examples on the Web
Official reports are that by 2020, 21 cities in India, including New Delhi, Bengaluru (Bangalore) and Hyderabad will run out of groundwater. — Ved Nanda, The Denver Post, "Nanda: Water crises can be solved with technology — politics aside," 26 July 2019 In areas where groundwater levels have fallen because of heavy pumping, people have often responded by drilling deeper wells. — Ian James, azcentral, "In the West and across the U.S., drilling of deeper wells is ‘unsustainable,’ researchers say," 24 July 2019 Unpredictable weather patterns, brought on by climate change, coupled with shrinking groundwater levels caused by years of unregulated use have resulted in widespread droughts across the country. — Swati Gupta, CNN, "Indian water train arrives with desperately needed relief for Chennai," 12 July 2019 In ridge areas, structures like farm ponds and contour trenches allow rainwater to collect long enough to increase local groundwater levels before excess water drains towards valleys. — Aarefa Johari, Quartz India, "An investigation into how India dismantled its main defence against drought," 1 July 2019 Approximately 9 gallons of groundwater are seeping into the building and being pumped out each day, the zoo reported. — Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Zoo to close penguin center for 9 months due to 'faulty waterproofing'," 20 June 2019 Arizona’s plan also relies on promoting more pumping of groundwater. — Ian James, USA TODAY, "First-ever mandatory water cutbacks will kick in next year along the Colorado River," 25 Mar. 2019 Population is too great, groundwater levels are too low ... . — Chris Mooney, chicagotribune.com, "Humans are causing massive changes in the location of water all over the Earth, NASA says," 17 May 2018 Following a massive earthquake in 2011, three reactors at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant suffered meltdowns, causing radioactive water to leak from the reactors and mix with the groundwater and rainwater at the plant. — Fox News, "Fukushima nuclear plant running out of space for radioactive water, TEPCO says," 10 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'groundwater.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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groundwater
noun
English Language Learners Definition of groundwater
: water that is underground
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