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drinking fountain

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drink·ing fountain (drngkng)
n.
A device equipped with a nozzle that when activated provides a stream of drinking water for public use.
drinking fountain
n
a device for providing a flow or jet of drinking water, usually in public places
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.drinking fountaindrinking fountain - a public fountain to provide a jet of drinking water
bubbler, water fountain
fountain - a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
Translations
drinking fountain n → fontanella
drinking fountain n → fontanella


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I and the artilleryman, seated on the step of the drinking fountain, made a very passable meal upon what we had brought with us.
The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context
Hardly ever did he pass through his barn without paying homage to his own progressiveness and oozing approval of the mechanical milker, driven by his own electrical dynamo, the James Way stanchions with electric lights above, the individual drinking fountains at the head of each cow, the cork-brick floors, the scrupulously white-washed walls, and the absence of odor, with the one exception of sweet, fermented silage.
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