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The shell exploded, sending a fountain of sand and grit into the air. 3 a rich source or supply of something Tourism is a fountain of wealth for the city. See fountain in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
a fountain of flame/sparks. 2. : the source of something. She is a fountain [= fount] of knowledge/wisdom. an endless fountain of inspiration. FOUNTAIN meaning: 1 : a device or structure that sends a stream of water into the air in a garden, park, etc.; 2 : the water that rises from a fountain.
Synonyms for FOUNTAIN: source, cradle, spring, origin, font, wellspring, fountainhead, root; Antonyms of FOUNTAIN: back up, gel, set, coagulate, harden, congeal, clot
Fountain definition, a spring or source of water; the source or head of a stream. See more.
A fountain of sparks shot high into the sky. 3 → fountain of something → drinking fountain, soda fountain Examples from the Corpus fountain • We sat in the chairs that are set out in summer around a fountain. • Part of its appeal stemmed from the Tom Bass fountain inset into its wall, a long thin crack in the stone.
lava fountain. fountain, in landscape architecture, an issue of water controlled or contained primarily for purposes of decoration, especially an artificially produced jet of water or the structure from which it rises. Fountains have been an important element in the design of gardens and public spaces since ancient times.
noun. definition 1: a spring or head of a stream. similar words: head. definition 2: a source or origin. definition 3: one or more jets or sprays of water created by artificial means, as by a pump, or the apparatus or structure from which the water issues or over which it falls. a drinking fountain a garden fountain.
