This is the 11237th most frequent French word.
puits
"Well" (a deep hole to access water, oil, etc.).
Here, 'puits' refers to a physical well, typically used for extracting water from the ground.
Il puisait de l'eau fraîche au puits chaque matin.
He drew fresh water from the well every morning.
In this sentence, 'puits' is used metaphorically to describe a source of inexhaustible or limitless resources or depth.
La compréhension des mystères de l'univers est comme un puits sans fond.
Understanding the mysteries of the universe is like a bottomless well.
Here, 'puits' refers to a structural element serving a specific engineering purpose, such as ventilation in this case.