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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Some attendees darted to a nearby building and ran through a water fountain to escape.
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Rachel Wolf , Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
That’s easier than ever to do thanks to AI, which generated the incendiary images of Spanberger and a whites-only water fountain that now pop up in the Democrat’s social media replies.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Internet users have hailed a photographer who will stop at nothing to get the perfect shot, because even falling into a water fountain wasn't enough to get in her way.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
The awkwardness is all hilarious, though, especially watching a young Joan Cusack attempt to use the water fountain in orthodontic headgear.
—Michelle Kung, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Rachel Wolf , Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
That’s easier than ever to do thanks to AI, which generated the incendiary images of Spanberger and a whites-only water fountain that now pop up in the Democrat’s social media replies.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Internet users have hailed a photographer who will stop at nothing to get the perfect shot, because even falling into a water fountain wasn't enough to get in her way.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
The awkwardness is all hilarious, though, especially watching a young Joan Cusack attempt to use the water fountain in orthodontic headgear.
—Michelle Kung, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Water fountain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20fountain. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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