Noun
A molding, or other projection, in the wall of a building, to throw off the water, -- generally used in the United States for the first table above the surface of the ground (see Table, n., 9), that is, for the table at the top of the foundation and the beginning of the upper wall.
Source: Webster's dictionaryLanguage of the liberal dead speaks From the soil of Highgate, tears Show a great water table is intact. You cannot leave England, it turns A planet majestically in the mind. Peter Porter (poet)
Not since the Depression has the state been this dry, have our rivers been this low, our water table this low, and our reservoirs this low. Parris Glendening
A high water table and poor surface and subsurface drainage tend to concentrate the salts near the surface of the soil. Source: Internet
A system of pumping stations, canals, weirs and gates allows it to increase or decrease the water level in a network of ditches and thereby control the water table. Source: Internet
A properly installed and managed septic system uses soil to treat viruses and other disease-causing organisms so that by the time the treated wastewater enters the water table, there is no harm to drinking water supplies. Source: Internet
As a result, the fresh water table will be pushed more inland, resulting in more brackish or saline groundwater in the coastal provinces. Source: Internet