sulfur spring

noun

1. a spring the water of which contains naturally occurring sulfur compounds.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sulfur spring¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

“It was like that time I threw you into the sulfur spring to teach you to swim,” he said.

From Literature

The Hot Pot was a natural sulfur spring in the desert north of town, surrounded by craggy rocks and quicksand.

From Literature

He swam in a sulfur spring, watched over by Cahuilla women scrubbing clothes on the rocks, and stretched out to dry himself in the sun.

From Literature

The Greenbrier has been attracting visitors since 1787, when settlers began bathing in curative water from its sulfur spring.

From Newsweek

So was a pool in a nearby creek, fed by a hot sulfur spring.

From Time Magazine Archive