water fountain
noun
a drinking fountain, water cooler, or other apparatus supplying drinking water.
water fountains
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pluralof water fountain.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But Mr. Steele believes an honest conversation would acknowledge the real progress America has made since the days when schools and water fountains were segregated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
During business hours, they were welcome to use the store’s water fountains, its bathrooms, its electricity, to read in the reading nook, or nod off, if need be.
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026
An opening ceremony that includes a flash mob on the 405, a parade of food trucks down Hollywood Boulevard and dancing water fountains in Echo Park Lake?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2024
Ghislaine Leung's solo exhibition Fountains at Simian, Copenhagen, tests the boundaries of the gallery space and includes baby monitors, child safety gates, inflatable structures, toys and water fountains.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2023
Near the water fountains, a bunch of boys are gathered together, laughing.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
