underground spring

collocation in English

meaningsofundergroundandspring

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underground
adjective
adverb
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/ˌʌn.dəˈɡraʊnd/us
/ˌʌn.dɚˈɡraʊnd/
below the surface of the earth; ...
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spring
noun
uk
/sprɪŋ/us
/sprɪŋ/
the season of the year between winter and summer, lasting from March to June north of the equator, and from September to December south of the equator, when the weather becomes warmer, leaves and plants start to grow again and ...
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(Definition ofundergroundandspringfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The fresh water comes from anundergroundspringsource.
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When digging the foundation, excavators discovered anundergroundspring.
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Theundergroundspringdischarges into a pool that is about 500mm above sea level.
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The lake salinity increases towards the middle and northern parts due toundergroundspringwaters.
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They set up a colony around a well with anundergroundspring.
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The water originates from anundergroundspringwhich was exposed during mining operations.
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The only sources of the lake are rain water and anundergroundspring.
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It lives in shady stream sections with many hiding places; it may also be found inundergroundspringhabitats.
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Quicksand can be formed by standing or (upwards) flowing underground water (as from anundergroundspring), or by earthquakes.
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It has been theorised that anundergroundspringfeeds into the loch, maintaining a degree of freshness sufficient to offset its stagnation.
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In 2011 pine trees were cleared by volunteers from the spring zone a large pit was dug allegedly in the location of anundergroundspring.
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It is famous for two pools fed by anundergroundspringwhich seem to shimmer or ripple at the bottom due to the action of entering water.
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First, the site sits over a large artesian aquifer, which is anundergroundspringthat is pressurized but capped by a large sheet of impermeable clay.
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Located in the midst of rolling hills and verdant forest, the caves boast of peculiar characteristics of their own such as anundergroundspringand well-preserved stalagmites and stalactites.
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