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 The Central Coast is home to one of the best hot springs havens in the nation, according to USA Today. Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort & Spa in Avila Beach landed on the publication’s list of the top 10 hot springs in the United States, released Wednesday. Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 13 July 2024 Walking into this manmade hot spring is not entirely unlike walking onto a James Bond movie set. Erika Owen, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2024 Prefer to spend your days exploring historic spas served by natural hot springs? Asya Likhtman, theweek, 28 Mar. 2024 Castle Hot Springs, which moved up from No. 2 last year, offers 30 standalone cabins and cottages on 1,100 acres an hour north of Phoenix — a location chosen back in the 1890s for its natural hot springs high in magnesium and lithium, which now feed the resort’s three geothermal pools. Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for hot spring 

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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 27 Jul. 2024.

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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