soda fountain

noun

1
: an apparatus with delivery tube and faucets for drawing soda water
2
: the equipment and counter for the preparation and serving of sodas, sundaes, and ice cream

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Her father, Louis Greenfield, was an independent pharmacist who ran his own store, complete with a soda fountain. Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2025 Thrifty Ice Cream began when Thrifty Drug Store owners Harry and Robert Borun and Norman Levin started producing ice cream to sell at their chain's soda fountain, according to its website. James Powel, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2025 Inside, Milo stood near a plush burgundy stool at a serpentine counter that's said to be older than Ray's, purchased before the opening from a defunct soda fountain. Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025 As part of its celebration, Oswald’s has launched a new line of apothecary and soda products to pay homage to its roots in the pharmacy business and to the soda fountain the pharmacy opened in 1917 (and closed in 1960). Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for soda fountain

Word History

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of soda fountain was in 1820

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“Soda fountain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soda%20fountain. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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soda fountain

noun
1
: a device for drawing soda water
2
: the equipment and counter for the preparation and serving of carbonated drinks, sodas, sundaes, and ice cream
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