fountain
6 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
fountains
plural
fountains
Britannica Dictionary definition of FOUNTAIN
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1
a
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a device or structure that sends a stream of water into the air in a garden, park, etc.
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an elaborate marble fountain
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The crowd gathered around the fountain in the plaza.
also
:
the water that rises from a fountain
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see also drinking fountain, soda fountain
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a fountain of water
b
:
something that rises into the air like a fountain of water
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a fountain of flame/sparks
2
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the source of something
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She is a fountain [=fount] of knowledge/wisdom.
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an endless fountain of inspiration
