wellhead

/wɛl hɛd/
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Other forms: wellheads

Definitions of wellhead
  1. noun
    the source of water for a well
    synonyms: wellspring
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    type of:
    beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
    the place where something begins, where it springs into being
  2. noun
    a structure built over a well
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    type of:
    construction, structure
    a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
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