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

A cozy domestic breakfast nook is tucked away, hidden behind a sleek, shiny, charmless black wall fronted by a hunched boulder pierced by a drinking fountain.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2020

Every week we had to flush every single tap, every single shower, every drinking fountain.

From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2020

And I didn’t even know it until I was bent over the drinking fountain and I felt her cool hand rubbing the back of my neck.

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith