'Fountainhead' definitions:
Definition of 'fountainhead'
(from WordNet)
noun
An abundant source; "she was a well of information" [syn: well, wellspring, fountainhead]
noun
The source of water from which a stream arises; "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream" [syn: fountainhead, headspring, head]
Definition of 'fountainhead'
From: GCIDE
- fountainhead \fountainhead\ n.
- 1. an abundant source.
- Syn: well, wellspring. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. the source of water from which a stream arises.
- Syn: headspring, head. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'fountainhead'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- font,
- fount,
- fountain,
- head,
- headspring,
- headstream,
- headwater,
- headwaters,
- inception,
- mainspring,
- mine,
- origin,
- provenance,
- provenience,
- quarry,
- riverhead,
- root,
- source,
- spring,
- springhead,
- well,
- wellhead,
- wellspring,
- whence
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Maryland
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Maryland
Population (2000) :
3844
Housing Units (2000) :
1621
Land area (2000) :
3.816091 sq. miles (9.883629 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
3.816091 sq. miles (9.883629 sq. km)
FIPS code :
29712
Located within :
Maryland (MD), FIPS 24
Location :
39.682933 N, 77.716526 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.