Another fun word!

Another fun word I ran across for a recent translation!

Aquitard!

Never heard this word before in my life, but it made me giggle when I found the translation.

Apparently it means

An aquitard is a zone within the earth that restricts the flow of groundwater from one aquifer to another. An aquitard can sometimes, if completely impermeable, be called an aquiclude or aquifuge. Aquitards are composed of layers of either clay or non-porous rock with low hydraulic conductivity.

Article at Wikipedia

But when I hear it I imagine something more along the lines of this:

Aquitard?


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