confined (ground)water [Groundwater confined by overlying and underlying rocks or other material of low permeability and lacking free hydraulic connection with overlying groundwater except at the intake. Confined groundwater moves under a hydraulic gradient due to difference in head between intake and discharge areas of the confined water body] ● gespanntes (Grund-)Wasser n; Druckwasser [Fehlbenennung, weil alles Grundwasser unter einem mit der Tiefe unter dem Grundwasserspiegel steigendem Druck steht]