drinking fountain

noun

: a fixture with nozzle that delivers a stream of water for drinking

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The researchers don’t know why exactly the cockatoos are flocking to drinking fountains, instead of other easily accessible natural water sources in the area. Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 5 June 2025 Two dozen regular attendees were also marked with red paint dots, to assess behavioral patterns of those seen frequenting the park's handful of drinking fountains. New Atlas, 4 June 2025 After 44 total days of recording, Klump’s team observed that the cockatoos attempted to use the drinking fountains 525 times over at least the last two years. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 June 2025 Drinking in art Visitors to Montalvo Arts Center will soon be able to sip from a ceramic drinking fountain that invites two people to drink at the same time while making eye contact. Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for drinking fountain

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of drinking fountain was in 1859

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“Drinking fountain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drinking%20fountain. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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