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/wˈɔtər tˈeɪbəl/ Listen

noun

Water table n.

(Arch.) A molding, or other projection, in the wall of a building, to throw off the water, generally used in the United States for the first table above the surface of the ground (see Table, n., 9), that is, for the table at the top of the foundation and the beginning of the upper wall.

(Hydraulic Engin.) The upper limit of the portion of the ground wholly saturated with water. The water table may be within a few inches of the surface or many feet below it.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... is essential to the nation's long-term economic viability. One of the most dangerous long-term threats to continued rapid economic growth is the deterioration in the environment, notably air pollution, soil erosion, and the steady fall of the water table especially in ...

— The 1995 CIA World Factbook • United States Central Intelligence Agency

... varies materially in constructing concrete curb and gutter. The more common practice is to lay the curb and water table in one piece, or as a monolith, but this is by no means universal practice. In much work the curb wall and the water table slab are constructed separately, the construction joint being sometimes horizontal where the curb wall sits on the ...

— Concrete Construction - Methods and Costs • Halbert P. Gillette

... share in the Sirhind Canal, their shares inter se being Patiala 83.6, Nabha 8.8, and Jind 7.6. Portions of the Powadh and Jangal Des are irrigated. In the case of the Powadh there has been in some places over irrigation considering how near the surface the water table is. The Nirwana tahsil in Patiala and the part of Jind which lies between Karnal and Rohtak is a bit of the Bangar tract of the south-eastern Panjab, with a strong loam soil and a naturally deep water level. ...

— The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir • Sir James McCrone Douie

... the first figure, 1 represents the surface soil, through which evaporation takes place, using up the heat which might otherwise go to the roots of plants; 2, represents the water table, or surface of stagnant water below which roots seldom go; 3, water of evaporation; 4, water of capillary attraction; 5, water of drainage, ...

— Farm drainage • Henry Flagg French