hot spring

noun

: a spring whose water issues at a temperature higher than that of its surroundings

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Most hot springs are actually neutral, Poland said, but the temperatures are so extreme that the bison most likely boiled to death. Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 27 June 2025 Animals can even be drawn toward the park's hot springs during freezing winters as a source of warmth, sometimes ending in a deadly misstep. Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 27 June 2025 The incident occurred during the early morning of June 21 at Grand Prismatic Spring near Old Faithful as tourists were enjoying a close-up view of the famous and popular hot spring, according to witnesses and a spokesperson for Yellowstone. Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 27 June 2025 In fact, the park’s hot springs kill more people than bears, and even bison. Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for hot spring

Word History

First Known Use

1572, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hot spring was in 1572

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“Hot spring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20spring. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

hot spring

noun
: a spring whose water flows out at a temperature higher than the average temperature of the place where the spring is located

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