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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

At one point, he said on Twitter that the Badger would have a drinking fountain fed by waste water from its hydrogen fuel cell.

From New York Times ● Sep. 12, 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

Then it was the sight of twisted steel beams and a lone pipe, jutting up from the rubble, gently spilling water like a drinking fountain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2020

The last side of the room had all our cabinets and a sink, plus a drinking fountain.

From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea


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