: a fixture with nozzle that delivers a stream of water for drinking
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Advocates estimate one-third of the 200-acre park in Flushing is still without functioning drinking fountains and bathrooms, affecting bocce players and users of the Rose and Oak Playground.—
Elle McLogan,
CBS News,
21 May 2026 Third graders can choose to spend the next two years at the new, state-of-the-art Forrestal, which replaces the aging existing school building — where lead pipes made the drinking fountains unusable, and featured peeling paint and other defects — when the 2026-27 term begins in August.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026 Also planned are an 8- to-10-foot-wide synthetic turf strip, hose bibs, drinking fountains, boulders and log agility features.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026 Park drinking fountains shut down beginning Tuesday and will not be available until next week.—
Lilly Kersh,
Dallas Morning News,
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