drinking fountain

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noun

a water fountain that ejects a jet of water for drinking without a cup.

Origin of drinking fountain

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby drinking fountain

drinker, drinker moth, Drinker respirator, drinkery, drinking, drinking fountain, drinking song, drinking-up time, drinking water, drink like a fish, drink to

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Example sentences from the Web for drinking fountain

This is merely a spring-house covering the artesian well that supplies the drinking-fountain in the village.
Hammersmith, Fulham and Putney|Geraldine Edith Mitton
Michael wandered along to a drinking-fountain to which, access had often been forbidden.
Sinister Street, vol. 1|Compton Mackenzie
A death is a sort of drinking-fountain for an unimagined crowd of thirsty mortals.
Cousin Pons|Honore de Balzac
The monument, in the street without, is in the form of a drinking-fountain, with a statue of the little dog on the top.
Our Little Scotch Cousin|Blanche McManus

In some places a drinking-fountain stands where once the cross stood.
Social Life in England Through the Centuries|H. R. Wilton Hall

British Dictionary definitions for drinking fountain

drinking fountain

noun

a device for providing a flow or jet of drinking water, usually in public places

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单词	drinking fountain
释义	drinking fountain SEE SYNONYMS FOR drinking fountain ON THESAURUS.COM noun a water fountain that ejects a jet of water for drinking without a cup. Origin of drinking fountain First recorded in 1855–60 Words nearby drinking fountain drinker, drinker moth, Drinker respirator, drinkery, drinking, drinking fountain, drinking song, drinking-up time, drinking water, drink like a fish, drink to Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for drinking fountain This is merely a spring-house covering the artesian well that supplies the drinking-fountain in the village. Hammersmith, Fulham and Putney\|Geraldine Edith Mitton Michael wandered along to a drinking-fountain to which, access had often been forbidden. Sinister Street, vol. 1\|Compton Mackenzie A death is a sort of drinking-fountain for an unimagined crowd of thirsty mortals. Cousin Pons\|Honore de Balzac The monument, in the street without, is in the form of a drinking-fountain, with a statue of the little dog on the top. Our Little Scotch Cousin\|Blanche McManus In some places a drinking-fountain stands where once the cross stood. Social Life in England Through the Centuries\|H. R. Wilton Hall British Dictionary definitions for drinking fountain drinking fountain noun a device for providing a flow or jet of drinking water, usually in public places Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to drinking fountain water fountain, bubbler, water cooler
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drinking fountain

noun

Origin of drinking fountain

Words nearby drinking fountain

Example sentences from the Web for drinking fountain

British Dictionary definitions for drinking fountain

noun

Words related to drinking fountain