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drinking fountain

NOUN
fountain that provides drinking water
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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

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

Please, Edmonds School District, do the right thing and install a drinking fountain outside at this otherwise awesome playground.

From Seattle Times Aug. 26, 2022

I grimace and bend at a drinking fountain.

From New York Times Mar. 29, 2022

At the end is the drinking fountain, bathed in the blue glow of the light above it.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth



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