water fountain
noun
1
chiefly US
: a machine that produces a small stream of water for drinking
2
: a device or structure that sends a stream of water into the air in a garden, park, etc.
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The new stone overlook, which will increase accessibility to an underutilized area of the park, will feature a plaza, bike rack, water fountain and a short path connecting the space with surrounding views of pollinator meadows, an open field and rolling hills.
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Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
At a small water fountain and splash pad near the Washington Monument, Harikrishna Gopalan and his family washed themselves off after a short, humid walk from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 25 June 2025
At school, nothing was more shameful to me than seeing my father drinking from the water fountain, sucking and gulping.
—Ottessa Moshfegh, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
The two carry on, eventually falling into a water fountain with only the pink Ranger emerging — revealing that their baby was a girl.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 5 June 2025
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Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
At a small water fountain and splash pad near the Washington Monument, Harikrishna Gopalan and his family washed themselves off after a short, humid walk from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 25 June 2025
At school, nothing was more shameful to me than seeing my father drinking from the water fountain, sucking and gulping.
—Ottessa Moshfegh, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
The two carry on, eventually falling into a water fountain with only the pink Ranger emerging — revealing that their baby was a girl.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 5 June 2025
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“Water fountain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20fountain. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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