Added 9 October 2026 wellhead /ˈwɛlhɛd/ noun Categories: PlacesThingsRare Words noun ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about wellhead at Wordnik → Where our words come from → The place where a spring breaks out of the ground; the source of water for a stream or well. The source of something; a fountainhead. The surface structure of an oil well etc. Origin From well + head. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: wellspringwaterheadheadwaterheadwater-holeheadstreamwatershedstillheadhaswell Back to today's word