water fountain

noun

1. a drinking fountain, water cooler, or other apparatus supplying drinking water.

Example Sentences

From water fountains to bathrooms, swimming pools and beaches, buses and trains, and schools, public facilities were designated either for White people or for Colored people.

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“I wanted it to feel like you’re leaving reality and entering a magical world,” she says of the walkway, which now features lush plants that add privacy and a welcoming water fountain.

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You may want to duck, for instance, if you spy a snake near a foggy water fountain.

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I met my hosts at the restaurant’s entrance, made to look like a pueblo plaza complete with a huge water fountain, towering church steeple and a pink exterior better suited for a spoonful of Pepto-Bismol.

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“We don’t like to repeat ourselves. This will be a wabi-sabi, minimal vibe. We’ll have nature sounds on the speakers more than rock music, and maybe some water fountains.”

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Related Words

• faucet 

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What is a water fountain?

A water fountain is a device that ejects a fountainlike stream of water that can be drunk from without a cup.Water fountains are often for public use—they provide access to drinking water in places like government buildings, schools, and parks.There are many different designs for water fountains, but they all generally work by ejecting a jet of water that can be drunk from directly.Water fountains are also commonly called drinking fountains. Less commonly, water fountain can sometimes be used to refer to a water cooler.The term water fountain should not be confused with the kind of fountain that’s mainly for decoration, such as in city plazas, though of course such fountains also use water (but not for drinking).Example: Why would I buy a bottle of water from the vending machine when I could just fill up my water bottle for free from the water fountain?