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drinking fountain
noun
- a water fountain that ejects a jet of water for drinking without a cup.
drinking fountain
noun
- a device for providing a flow or jet of drinking water, usually in public places
Word History and Origins
Origin of drinking fountain1
Example Sentences
He has set up 29 drinking fountains on his land so fewer migrants will die of dehydration.
Menacing signs threaten trespassers with death, but Mr Chilton has also installed drinking fountains so nobody dies making the hazardous journey.
Pincetl described the concept as a “generous city” — one in which neighborhoods have welcoming infrastructure such as corner drinking fountains and benches, and where shade structures and tree canopies line residential streets and commercial corridors.
“On campus there were no ‘colored’ or ‘white’ signs on the drinking fountains or bathroom doors,” General Cooper wrote in a reminiscence published in Notre Dame magazine in 2014.
On the outskirts of Barcelona, Canaletas, a company that makes and exports drinking fountains, is implementing the new norms imposed by the regional government, including a 25% reduction in water consumption by industries.
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