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ABANDONED WELL

Specialty Definition: ABANDONED WELL

Domain	Definition
Electrical Engineering	A well not in use because it was a dry hole originally, or because it has ceased to produce. Statutes and regulations in many states require the plugging of abandoned wells to prevent the seepage of oil, gas or water from one stratum to another. Source: European Union. (references)
Environment	A well whose use has been permanently discontinued or which is in a state of such disrepair that it cannot be used for its intended purpose. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Modern Usage: ABANDONED WELL

Domain	Usage
Movie/TV Titles	The Abandoned Well (1913)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Photo Album: ABANDONED WELL

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	An abandoned well in Carroll County is closed off. Credit: Lynn Betts.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Frequency of Internet Keywords: ABANDONED WELL

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
abandoned well	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Modern Translation: ABANDONED WELL

Language		Translations for "ABANDONED WELL"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		opgivet brønd, indstillet boring, forladt brønd. (various references)

Dutch		verlaten put. (various references)

French		puits abandonné. (various references)

German		aufgegebene Bohrung, eingestellte Bohrung. (various references)

Greek		εγκαταλειμμένο πηγάδι. (various references)

Italian		pozzo abbandonato. (various references)

Pig Latin		abandoneday ellway

Portuguese		poço abandonado. (various references)

Spanish		pozo abandonado. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: ABANDONED WELL

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-b-d-d-e-e-l-l-n-n-o-w"
	-3 letters: belladonna.
	-4 letters: abandoned, nonleaded.
	-5 letters: annealed, ballonne, bellowed, bowelled, dowelled, downland, ennobled, lendable, loanable, wadeable, weldable.
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INDEX

1. Usage: Modern
2. Images: Photo Album
3. Expressions: Internet
4. Translations: Modern

5. Anagrams
6. Bibliography

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