drinking fountain

noun

: a fixture with nozzle that delivers a stream of water for drinking

Examples of drinking fountain in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Windows, whiteboards, sinks, drinking fountains and furniture must be appropriate heights for these students. Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 17 June 2024 The city’s reasoning for this has been that lead has been detected in the water at the drinking fountains and that more people now carry their own water. Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2024 There are no drinking fountains, so be sure to bring water. Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024 Related Articles The scale of the airport’s filter replacement needs is the result of Lester and his team replacing drinking fountains with more filling stations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and shifting consumer demands. Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 17 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for drinking fountain 

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Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of drinking fountain was in 1859

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“Drinking fountain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drinking%20fountain. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.

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