fountain

5 definitions found

fountain - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Fountain \Foun"tain\ (foun"t[i^]n), n. [F. fontaine, LL.
     fontana, fr. L. fons, fontis. See 2d Fount.]
     1. A spring of water issuing from the earth.
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     2. An artificially produced jet or stream of water; also, the
        structure or works in which such a jet or stream rises or
        flows; a basin built and constantly supplied with pure
        water for drinking and other useful purposes, or for
        ornament.
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     3. A reservoir or chamber to contain a liquid which can be
        conducted or drawn off as needed for use; as, the ink
        fountain in a printing press, etc.
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     4. The source from which anything proceeds, or from which
        anything is supplied continuously; origin; source.
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              Judea, the fountain of the gospel.    --Fuller.
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              Author of all being,
              Fountain of light, thyself invisible. --Milton.
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     Air fountain. See under Air.
  
     Fountain heead, primary source; original; first principle.
        --Young.
  
     Fountain inkstand, an inkstand having a continual supply of
        ink, as from elevated reservoir.
  
     Fountain lamp, a lamp fed with oil from an elevated
        reservoir.
  
     Fountain pen, a pen with a reservoir in the handle which
        furnishes a supply of ink.
  
     Fountain pump.
        (a) A structure for a fountain, having the form of a pump.
        (b) A portable garden pump which throws a jet, for
            watering plants, etc.
  
     Fountain shell (Zool.), the large West Indian conch shell
        (Strombus gigas).
  
     Fountain of youth, a mythical fountain whose waters were
        fabled to have the property of renewing youth.
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fountain - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  fountain
      n 1: a structure from which an artificially produced jet of
           water arises
      2: a natural flow of ground water [syn: spring, fountain,
         outflow, outpouring, natural spring]
      3: an artificially produced flow of water [syn: fountain,
         jet]
      4: a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water [syn:
         fountain, fount]

fountain - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Fountain
  (Heb. 'ain; i.e., "eye" of the water desert), a natural source
  of living water. Palestine was a "land of brooks of water, of
  fountains, and depths that spring out of valleys and hills"
  (Deut. 8:7; 11:11).
  
    These fountains, bright sparkling "eyes" of the desert, are
  remarkable for their abundance and their beauty, especially on
  the west of Jordan. All the perennial rivers and streams of the
  country are supplied from fountains, and depend comparatively
  little on surface water. "Palestine is a country of mountains
  and hills, and it abounds in fountains of water. The murmur of
  these waters is heard in every dell, and the luxuriant foliage
  which surrounds them is seen in every plain." Besides its
  rain-water, its cisterns and fountains, Jerusalem had also an
  abundant supply of water in the magnificent reservoir called
  "Solomon's Pools" (q.v.), at the head of the Urtas valley,
  whence it was conveyed to the city by subterrean channels some
  10 miles in length. These have all been long ago destroyed, so
  that no water from the "Pools" now reaches Jerusalem. Only one
  fountain has been discovered at Jerusalem, the so-called
  "Virgins's Fountains," in the valley of Kidron; and only one
  well (Heb. beer), the Bir Eyub, also in the valley of Kidron,
  south of the King's Gardens, which has been dug through the
  solid rock. The inhabitants of Jerusalem are now mainly
  dependent on the winter rains, which they store in cisterns.
  (See WELL.)

fountain - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Fountain, CO (city, FIPS 27865)
    Location: 38.66689 N, 104.69329 W
    Population (1990): 9984 (3789 housing units)
    Area: 36.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 80817
  Fountain, FL
    Zip code(s): 32438
  Fountain, MI (village, FIPS 29940)
    Location: 44.04778 N, 86.17949 W
    Population (1990): 165 (79 housing units)
    Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 49410
  Fountain, MN (city, FIPS 22094)
    Location: 43.74073 N, 92.13400 W
    Population (1990): 327 (132 housing units)
    Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 55935
  Fountain, NC (town, FIPS 24440)
    Location: 35.67414 N, 77.63708 W
    Population (1990): 445 (216 housing units)
    Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 27829

fountain - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  110 Moby Thesaurus words for "fountain":
     anabasis, ascension, ascent, bob up, bonanza, break water, clamber,
     climb, climbing, cornucopia, elevation, escalade, float up, flush,
     fly up, font, fount, fountainhead, genesis, geyser, gold mine,
     gush, gyring up, headspring, headstream, headwater, inception,
     increase, jet, jump, jump up, leap, leap up, levitation, lode,
     mainspring, mine, mount, mounting, origin, pop up, provenance,
     provenience, quarry, resource, rise, rising, riverhead, rocket,
     rocketing up, root, rush, saltation, shoot up, shooting up,
     skyrocket, soaring, source, source of supply, spew, spit, spout,
     spouter, spray, spring, spring up, springhead, spritz, spurt,
     spurtle, squirt, staple, start up, surface, surge, takeoff,
     taking off, upclimb, upcoming, updraft, upgang, upgo, upgoing,
     upgrade, upgrowth, uphill, upleap, uplift, upping, uprisal, uprise,
     uprising, uprush, upshoot, upslope, upspear, upspring, upstart,
     upsurge, upsurgence, upsweep, upswing, vault, vault up, vein, well,
     wellhead, wellspring, whence, zooming