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Water table   /wˈɔtər tˈeɪbəl/   Listen
noun
Water table  n.  
1.
(Arch.) A molding, or other projection, in the wall of a building, to throw off the water, generally used in the United States for the first table above the surface of the ground (see Table, n., 9), that is, for the table at the top of the foundation and the beginning of the upper wall.
2.
(Hydraulic Engin.) The upper limit of the portion of the ground wholly saturated with water. The water table may be within a few inches of the surface or many feet below it.






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"Water table" Quotes from Famous Books



... share in the Sirhind Canal, their shares inter se being Patiala 83.6, Nabha 8.8, and Jind 7.6. Portions of the Powadh and Jangal Des are irrigated. In the case of the Powadh there has been in some places over irrigation considering how near the surface the water table is. The Nirwana tahsil in Patiala and the part of Jind which lies between Karnal and Rohtak is a bit of the Bangar tract of the south-eastern Panjab, with a strong loam soil and a naturally deep water level. ...
— The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir • Sir James McCrone Douie



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