hot springs

noun

Definition of hot springsnext
plural of hot spring
as in springs

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  1. springs
  2. fountains
  3. geysers
  4. sources
Noun
  • The Luiseño Indigenous people bathed in the springs’ mineral waters since time immemorial, and one of the site’s first owners, Fritz Guenther, built a bathhouse and a couple of cottages there in 1902—essentially, the area’s first wellness resort.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026
  • Dietz missed nearly all of the last two seasons — springs and summers — while recovering from a stress fracture in his elbow.
    — Keith Law, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of springs
Noun
  • Studies show that cooling towers and other warm, wet environments like hot tubs, spas, fountains and some plumbing systems are particularly vulnerable to Legionella bacteria.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Imagine one over Italy’s Mount Etna during a strombolian eruption or in Hawaii with Kilauea’s fountains in the foreground.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 July 2026
Definition of fountains
Noun
  • Many acidic geysers break down the rock that forms a geyser, but the acidity at Echinus is not strong enough to eat away at the surrounding stone.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Definition of geysers
Noun
  • Early reports described the romance as casual, but by the end of 2025, sources close to the couple told People that their relationship had become serious and committed.
    — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
  • Trump is also not expected to get involved in the extradition case, two sources familiar with the matter earlier told CNN.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Definition of sources
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