Looking for the meaning or definition of the word upwell? Here's what it means.
Verb
(intransitive, of a fluid) To rise from a lower source; to well up.
Examples
Groundwater containing NaCl will upwell as springs discharging from aquifers.
Under normal conditions, the northward-blowing winds off South America cause nutrient-rich waters to upwell from below the shallow, warm surface layer.
Further research revealed those points of deflection to be upwell areas, a discovery that catalyzed the establishment of commercial fishing in the area.
Janice Sheridan, 45, and her mother Constance were found stabbed to death at their isolated home in Upwell, Norfolk, in January.
Meanwhile, Lee Mair will continue his comeback bid in today's reserve clash with Inverness after standing upwell in the half hour he played as a substitute at the weekend.
Pregnant Stacy Ellington, of Upwell, Norfolk, was in a car being driven on the correct side of the road by boyfriend David Loasby.
