Also means
shaft
Usage Note
Puits is both singular and plural — the final -s is always present and silent in both forms: un puits, des puits. It refers to a water well, an oil well (puits de pétrole), or a mine shaft. The expression un puits de science (a well of knowledge) describes someone extremely learned.
Examples
"Le village s'approvisionnait au vieux puits."
Natural Translation
The village drew water from the old well.
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