hot spring

noun

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

Examples of hot spring in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Trinity Hot Springs is a commercial Idaho hot springs attached to a hotel and campground in Elmore County, less than two hours east of Boise. — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 24 June 2026

The agency says heat from magma deep underground fuels the park’s geysers, hot springs and other hydrothermal features by heating groundwater circulating beneath the surface. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 24 June 2026

The Colorado River Headwaters Byway is an 80-mile National Scenic Byway that winds through mountain towns, passing alpine lakes, hot springs, and canyon overlooks. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2026

Overall Winner World Food Photography Awards The Khoja Obi Garm sanatorium (health hotel) is a colossal concrete complex built on radon-rich hot springs in the mountains of Tajikistan. — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1572, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hot spring

• bowstring
• coiling
• downswing
• drawstring
• forewing
• hamstring
• lapwing
• mainspring
• offspring
• plaything
• shoestring
• texting

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