soda fountain

1. An apparatus with faucets for dispensing soft drinks and other beverages.

2. A lunch counter in a commercial establishment equipped for preparing and serving soft drinks, ice-cream dishes, or sandwiches.

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soda fountain

1. (Commerce) a counter that serves drinks, snacks, etc

2. (Cookery) an apparatus dispensing soda water

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so′da foun`tain

1. a counter, as in a restaurant or drugstore, at which sodas, ice cream, light meals, etc., are served.

2. an apparatus for dispensing soda water, usu. through faucets.

[1815–25, Amer.]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	soda fountain - a counter where ice cream and sodas and sundaes are prepared and served bar - a counter where you can obtain food or drink; "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar"
	2.	soda fountain - an apparatus for dispensing soda water apparatus, setup - equipment designed to serve a specific function

Translations

bar che serve bevande non alcoliche

soda fountain

n (Am) → chiosco delle bibite

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The next instant his eyes were upon her face, her eyes had dropped, and she was turning away toward the soda fountain. But at the fountain, filling the glass, she was impelled to look at him again--but for no more than an instant, for this time she found his eyes already upon her, waiting to meet hers, while on his face was a frankness of interest that caused her quickly to look away.

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There was a time when the center of almost every small town in the South was a soda fountain on the town square, at least for the young folks.

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He served this syrup mixed with soda water from the soda fountain in his pharmacy and so Coca-Cola was created.

COLUMNIST

I lived going down to that cantilevered area and enjoy soda fountain favorites that were of excellent standards such as the banana splits and parfaits, and even some sparkling beverages made from flavored syrups such as cherry ice cream soda and creme de menthe mocktails.

Floating Island

Letellier reopened a year later and continued to build the business by emphasizing customer care and providing extras like free delivery and hand-scooped ice cream served from an old time soda fountain.

Finding the right prescription: coast pharmacy expansion built on customer care and those little extras

It promises to be packed with science facts , from the physics of juggling to the chemistry of a soda fountain.

The record breakers

Barrence Whitfield - best known for his work with the Savages - has a sound that's ripped from history, a classic '50s rock 'n' roll sound that manifests on songs such as "Music Keeps Rollin' On" and "Geronimo Stomp." Even when he moves beyond the soda fountain sound - such as on the Little Richard-esque screecher "(Your Love is Like a) Ramblin' Rose" and the soulful "I Want Your Affection Not the House of Correction" - he still seems transposed in time, singing from a place where rock 'n' roll was fresh and new.

Savage soul; Clubs

The first Coke was sold in 1886 at a drugstore soda fountain in Atlanta.

Iconic 6.5-ounce Coke bottle becomes history in US

Across the West, the all-American soda fountain gets a reboot.

The soda fountain reinvents itself

New Sugarcane Cola Syrup from Monin is flavored with real kola nut extract and sweetened with natural pure cane sugar for the authentic taste of original, classic cola, evoking nostalgia for summer days spent at the soda fountain. Sugarcane Cola Syrup mixes well with other flavorings such as cherry, blackberry, lime, strawberry, tangerine and vanilla to give your customers a variety of flavored cola choices.

Monin introduces sugarcane cola syrup to increase summer coffeehouse sales