puits

Definitions of puits
  1. noun
    a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
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    puits artésien
    a well drilled through impermeable strata into strata that receive water from a higher altitude so there is pressure to force the water to flow upward
    puits de pétrole
    a well that yields or has yielded oil
    type of:
    fissure, trou
    a hole in the ground made by excavating
  2. noun
    an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)
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    cage d'escalier
    a vertical well around which there is a stairway
    type of:
    conduit, puit
    a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
  3. noun
    a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
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    encrier
    a small well holding writing ink into which a pen can be dipped
    type of:
    récipient
    an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
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