aquifer
noun/ˈækwɪfə(r)/
/ˈækwɪfər/
(geology)- a layer of rock or soil that can take in and hold waterWord Originearly 20th cent.: from Latin aqui- (from aqua ‘water’) + -fer ‘bearing’.
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