fountain
foun·tain
noun
1.
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
2.
3.
an artificially produced flow of water
Origin
From Middle English [Term?]; from Old French fontaine (whence modern fontaine); from Late Latin fontana, from Latin fontanus, fontaneus, adjectives from fons (“source, spring”).
Phrases
- air fountain
- chain fountain
- drinking fountain
- fire fountain
- fountain apple moss
- fountain chair
- fountain code
- fountain drink
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