Aquiclude
any geological formation that absorbs and holds water but does not transmit it at a sufficient rate to supply springs, wells, etc.
aquiclude
(āk’wĭ-kld’)
An impermeable body of rock or stratum of sediment that acts as a barrier to the flow of groundwater.
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