springhead
Americannoun
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a spring or fountainhead from which a stream flows.
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the source of something.
the springhead of desire.
noun
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Origin of springhead
Example Sentences
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People in Leeds started their day with an energetic exercise class in Springhead Park, Rothwell.
From BBC
According to a criminal complaint, Rosales and Joel Sierra, 25, lured Grant Urquhart, 23, to Springhead Park in Plant City, east of Tampa, in January 2019 by claiming they wanted to buy marijuana from him.
From Washington Times
“I just scooped them from the springhead, but their direct ancestors were eating sulfur bacteria in hydrothermal vents 220 million years ago in the bottom of the ancient Pacific.”
From Science Magazine
The proposal had been to give all girls at Springhead Park Approved School in Rothwell, which cared for 14 and 15 year olds, Haloperidol, a powerful sedative now used largely as an anti-psychotic.
From BBC
Old names reflect this more ancient division, such as County End in Springhead, which says it all with commendable Yorkshire brevity.
From The Guardian
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