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water table

 
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–noun
1. the planar, underground surface beneath which earth materials, as soil or rock, are saturated with water.
2. Architecture. a projecting stringcourse or similar structural member placed so as to divert rain water from a building.
Also, wa⋅ter⋅ta⋅ble.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME
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water table  
n.  

  1. A projecting ledge, molding, or stringcourse along the side of a building, designed to throw off rainwater.

  2. The level below which the ground is completely saturated with water. Also called water level.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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water table

The depth (measured from the surface of the Earth) at which underground water is first encountered.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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