Meaning

2 senses
  1. (Canada, US)A mechanical device designed to dispense small quantities of drinking water, usually in a public place such as a school or office.

    Trinkbrunnen, Wasserspender

    a public fountain to provide a jet of drinking water

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see water, fountain.

Examples

27 sentences
  1. They took turns drinking from the water fountain.

    ruОни по очереди пили из фонтана. — AntonKhorev

  2. Tom stopped at the water fountain to get a drink.

  3. In front of the water fountain, there was a young woman accompanying herself on a guitar.

  4. Ziri went to the water fountain.

  5. Alberto went to the water fountain.

Translations

3 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
device designed to dispense drinking water:

Forms

plural: water fountains
Singularwater fountain
Pluralwater fountains

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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