fountain
A natural source of water; a spring.
Other meanings
An artificial, usually ornamental, water feature (usually in a garden or public place) consisting of one or more streams of water originating from a statue or other structure.
“His house is right beside that fountain on Street 15.”
The structure from which an artificial fountain can issue.
Kinds of fountain
- drinking fountain
Related words
- air fountain
- drinking fountain
- fire fountain
- fountain apple moss
- fountain chair
- fountain code
- Fountaindale
- fountain drink
- fountaineer
- fountain effect
- fountaingrass
- fountainhead
Word history
From Latin "fontanus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “fountain” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.