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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To keep its workforce supplied, UPS says it has given staff more than 100,000 water jugs and installed 3,000 ice machines and 2,000 water fountains in its facilities.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 3, 2026
“I’ve always thought water fountains were a bit twee,” he says with a smile, but now he loves his.
From Los Angeles Times β Mar. 30, 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 β Mar. 25, 2026
Those cowboys started to see groups of migrants stranded near the border, so the Chiltons installed water fountains in the desert to help keep people alive.
From New York Times β Feb. 18, 2024
He went out the sliding door behind my seat and made a beeline for the small cluster of silver water fountains that stood between him and the restroom entrances.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
