wellhouse

[ wel-hous ]

noun

, plural well·hous·es [wel, -hou-ziz].

1. wellhead ( def 2 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of wellhouse¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; well ² + house

Example Sentences

The Stagecoach bus was carrying 74 pupils to a school in Winchester when it crashed on Wellhouse Lane.

From BBC

A previous hearing was told Walker's charges related to three children who suffered "life-changing facial injuries" in the crash on Wellhouse Lane.

From BBC

He added the Barn, a fine-dining restaurant; the Wellhouse, a spa and health center; and, within the main house, a more causal restaurant, the Dogwood.

From New York Times

Police said the 16-year-old was attacked in a car in Wellhouse Road on Friday evening by two men and a boy.

From BBC

At 1 and 3 p.m., at two locations in Prospect Park: Wellhouse Drive, accessible from the Vanderbilt Street entrance, and White Levy Esplanade at Lakeside, reachable from the Parkside Avenue and Ocean Avenue entrance, Brooklyn, 718-287-3400, Ext.

From New York Times