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.
Examples of water fountain in a Sentence
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The sight enthralled the roughly 3,000 observers gathered near the water fountain in Balboa Park, triggering spontaneous applause and dreamy oohs and ahs.
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2024
Encuentro Cafe has a gated patio with lots of plants along the walls and above the tables, and there is a calming energy to this place, with a small water fountain at the entrance, and acoustic Latin music playing throughout the cafe.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024
In a news release, city Parks and Recreation officials said construction started at Hillside to Hollow Reserve off Bogus Basin Road, where crews will add a two-stall flush restroom, 25 parking spaces, a dog-friendly water fountain and bike racks.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
The wall of this building supports a water fountain surrounded by climbing vines.
—Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
Find it on Amazon Veken Pet Water Fountain Your pets are just as deserving of gifts as your friends and family, so why not grab them this water fountain?
—Rebecca Martinson, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2023
Holland Street in Kensington, west London, is influenced by the Roman winter festival, Saturnalia, and includes ceramic wine vessels (one for red, one white), a water fountain full of snakes and a glossy urn embossed with lions and rams, which is currently serving as a pot for a philodendron.
—Fiona Kerr Thomas Page McBee Ryan Haase Juan A. Ramírez Gage Daughdrill Jo Rodgers, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
Don’t make your pet sip out of that dirty water bowl — instead, upgrade to this water fountain.
—Rebecca Martinson, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2023
Find it on Amazon Veken Pet Water Fountain A plain water bowl quickly gets dirty — instead, let your pet drink from this water fountain.
—Kathy Barr, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2023
Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2024
Encuentro Cafe has a gated patio with lots of plants along the walls and above the tables, and there is a calming energy to this place, with a small water fountain at the entrance, and acoustic Latin music playing throughout the cafe.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024
In a news release, city Parks and Recreation officials said construction started at Hillside to Hollow Reserve off Bogus Basin Road, where crews will add a two-stall flush restroom, 25 parking spaces, a dog-friendly water fountain and bike racks.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
The wall of this building supports a water fountain surrounded by climbing vines.
—Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
Find it on Amazon Veken Pet Water Fountain Your pets are just as deserving of gifts as your friends and family, so why not grab them this water fountain?
—Rebecca Martinson, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2023
Holland Street in Kensington, west London, is influenced by the Roman winter festival, Saturnalia, and includes ceramic wine vessels (one for red, one white), a water fountain full of snakes and a glossy urn embossed with lions and rams, which is currently serving as a pot for a philodendron.
—Fiona Kerr Thomas Page McBee Ryan Haase Juan A. Ramírez Gage Daughdrill Jo Rodgers, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
Don’t make your pet sip out of that dirty water bowl — instead, upgrade to this water fountain.
—Rebecca Martinson, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2023
Find it on Amazon Veken Pet Water Fountain A plain water bowl quickly gets dirty — instead, let your pet drink from this water fountain.
—Kathy Barr, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2023
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“Water fountain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20fountain. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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