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Definitions

drinking fountain

NOUN

fountain that provides drinking water

Synonyms

STRONGEST

water fountain

WEAK

bubbler water cooler

Example Sentences

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I asked for water and the bartender pointed me toward a drinking fountain and some plastic cups.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Entering an office for then-House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Beddingfield washed his eyes in a drinking fountain before he left the building.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 11, 2023

At one point, he said on Twitter that the Badger would have a drinking fountain fed by waste water from its hydrogen fuel cell.

From New York Times • Sep. 12, 2022

Here in Washington we know the name Cogswell because of the elaborate drinking fountain he forced upon the city in 1884.

From Washington Post • Aug. 27, 2022

I walk past the drinking fountain and through the tunnels that seemed endless the day I got here but now barely register in my mind.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth