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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

Bring a reusable water bottle to fill from the drinking fountain on-site.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 28, 2023

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

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

From New York Times Oct. 2, 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



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