water fountain
a drinking fountain, water cooler, or other apparatus supplying drinking water.
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In some Baltimore public schools, water fountains are still banned due to high levels of lead in the pipes.
The Senate Just Passed a Massive Infrastructure Bill. Here’s What’s in It | Philip Elliott | August 10, 2021 | TimeThis fondness appears in her photos of a file cabinet and a water fountain.
D.C. is a city of grand monuments and federal buildings. These photos capture the often unseen poetic details. | Kelsey Ables | July 30, 2021 | Washington PostIn general, the more pieces the water fountain has, the more difficult it is to take apart and clean.
Best pet water fountains: Never refill a bowl again | Florie Korani | July 7, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe best pet water fountains take some of the work out of your hands by providing cats and dogs with clean, fresh water.
Best pet water fountains: Never refill a bowl again | Florie Korani | July 7, 2021 | Popular-ScienceA word of warning—sometimes pets refuse to use one type of water fountain for no other reason than they don’t like it, and you can’t always predict what a pet will like until they’ve tried it.
Best pet water fountains: Never refill a bowl again | Florie Korani | July 7, 2021 | Popular-Science
Later that day, a colleague took a drink from the newsroom water fountain.
In West Virginia Water, an Environmental Nightmare Borders on Crisis | Michael Tomasky | January 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the photo, a group of men lounge by a water fountain, some in full suits, others in elegant striped bathrobes.
Old Anxieties Get a New Life: Artist Janet Malcolm Digs Up Ancient Case Files From a Mystery Psychiatrist | Casey Schwartz | December 31, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTDr. Hudson installed a black box at the water-fountain, and he explained to the men what it was for.
Nine Men in Time | Noel Miller LoomisThe geyser may be described either as a large intermittent hot-water fountain or as a small water-and-steam volcano.
Your National Parks | Enos A. MillsShe visited in turn a shoe store, a soda water fountain and a beauty shop.
Penny of Top Hill Trail | Belle Kanaris ManiatesWe're to meet at the soda-water fountain in the Grand Central Station.
The Red Cross Girl | Richard Harding DavisOnce while near the water-fountain I painted in the donkey of a water-carrier.
Poor Folk in Spain | Jan Gordon
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