A well consisting of an iron pipe with a solid steel point and lateral perforations near the end, which is driven into the earth until a water-bearing stratum is reached, when a suction pump is applied to the upper end.
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Apart from that the department would be purchasing new water tankers, construct 25 tube wells and replace old water pipes in the city.
Although there is one tube well for every 70 families, the wells are unusable because the water is salty.
Near two of these schools the tube well is broken.
In most areas there is a single tube well for hundreds of families.
A total of 47 tube wells were identified as being the usual water source for the 60 participants, and a sample of water from each well was tested for arsenic concentration.
Definition of tube well in US English:
tube well
nount(j)ub wɛl
another term for sand point well
Example sentencesExamples
Although there is one tube well for every 70 families, the wells are unusable because the water is salty.
Apart from that the department would be purchasing new water tankers, construct 25 tube wells and replace old water pipes in the city.
A total of 47 tube wells were identified as being the usual water source for the 60 participants, and a sample of water from each well was tested for arsenic concentration.
In most areas there is a single tube well for hundreds of families.
Near two of these schools the tube well is broken.