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

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

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

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