water table

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water table (plural water tables)

  1. (geology) The level, underground, below which the ground is saturated with water.
    Synonym: phreatic surface
    Hypernym: table
    • 2020 November 18, Paul Stephen, “Preparing for the big push at Werrington”, in Rail, page 57:
      The heavy rain, combined with the high-water table in the flat Fenland landscape, made for difficult working conditions which was already threatening NR's preparedness for the nine-day blockade in September.
  2. (architecture) A molding or other projection in the wall of a building to throw off rainwater.

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