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aquifer

acuífero

a layer of underground rock or sediment that holds water that wells can pump up.

Example

Many farms in the Great Plains water their crops with water pumped from the Ogallala Aquifer.

In Spanish

acuífero — una capa subterránea de roca o sedimento que guarda agua que los pozos pueden sacar.

Muchas granjas de las Grandes Llanuras riegan sus cultivos con agua bombeada del acuífero Ogallala.

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