Bailer

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-002693",
  "term": "Bailer",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. (BAY-ler) A 10- to 20-foot-long pipe equipped with a valve at the lower end. A bailer is used to remove slurry from the bottom or the side of a well as it is being drilled.\n\n2. A pipe with a valve at the lower end, used to remove slurry from the bottom or side of a well as it is being drilled, or to collect groundwater samples from wells or open boreholes.\n\n3. A tube of varying length.",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Terms of Environment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/bailer/"
}