warm spring

American  

noun

1. a thermal spring having a temperature of up to 98°F (37°C).

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Etymology

Origin of warm spring

An Americanism dating back to 1740–50

Example Sentences

He's perched on a boulder under a warm spring sun.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

A mild winter and relatively warm spring led to a bumper crop last year, with Sicilian growers getting as much as 5.50 euros per kilo even as lemon growers earned as little as 1.22 euros.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2025

Instead, expect morning clouds, afternoon sun and temperatures in the 60s as dry and warm spring weather lingers.

From Seattle Times • May 8, 2024

“And just like a warm spring, you know, I don’t want to say ‘Old Faithful,’ but it’s bubbling up there out of the rocks.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2023

But a warm spring wind was blowing across Boston Common, and at the hotel Mr. Popper had to have the ice brought up to his rooms in thousand-pound cakes.

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater