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

“I think it’s just sad that a kid can’t go to a drinking fountain at their school and get a drink of water.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2023

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

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 couldn’t bend over a drinking fountain and take medication that way; I either choked or accidentally spit my pills all over the basin.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram