Associations to the word «Wellhead»

Wiktionary

WELLHEAD, noun. The place where a spring breaks out of the ground; the source of water for a stream or well.
WELLHEAD, noun. (figuratively) The source of something; a fountainhead.
WELLHEAD, noun. The surface structure of an oil well etc.

Dictionary definition

WELLHEAD, noun. The source of water for a well.
WELLHEAD, noun. A structure built over a well.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats