wellhead

noun

Definition of wellheadnext
as in fountain

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Recent Examples of wellhead Between the wellhead and the gas station lies a network of refineries, pipelines, storage terminals, and transportation systems. — Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 6 May 2026 Across the county, one of T5 Smackover Partner’s sites, Blondie Lady, was also beginning to quiet as crews packed up, leaving just the wellhead behind. — Lana Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 12 Mar. 2026 The surface technologies segment designs, manufactures and services equipment for land and shallow-water exploration and production, including wellheads and intervention systems. — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2026 The crop has been planted around certain wellheads in Minnesota to evaluate if the crop could reduce the concentration of nitrate in drinking water. — Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 6 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wellhead
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wellhead
  1. fountain
  2. spring
  3. well
  4. font
Noun
  • Trump had refurbished two ornamental fountains, for seventeen million dollars, and wants the park to have forty-seven maple trees, in homage to himself.
    — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The Spanish Colonial compound is a labyrinth of courtyards filled with fountains and flowering plants.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of fountain
Noun
  • The Canadian singer caused a commotion with her ensemble, showing off a head-to-toe Alaïa ensemble from the upcoming Archetypes spring 2027 collection.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The group began promoting the project this spring with a slew of singles, one of which is currently on the rise on various Billboard tallies.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of spring
Noun
  • Infamous quarterback Russ Holliday (Glen Powell) knows this well.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Edwards stood in the well of the House as the censure resolution was read.
    — Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of well
Noun
  • The websites for each of his movies have plain backgrounds and unfussy font choices that put me in mind of pages coded in HTML and accessed on a desktop with a gurgling internet connection in the family study circa 2003.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • There’s a place in this world for book covers with someone’s lush decolletage and a font from a wedding menu.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of font

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“Wellhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wellhead. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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