hot spring

noun

Definition of hot springnext
as in spring

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Recent Examples of hot spring The spa There isn’t a spa on site, but there is a hot spring and sauna that happens to serve as the perfect Northern Lights viewing spot (aside from your room). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 June 2026 The animals have been seen on airport runways, walking on golf courses, roaming near schools and causing panic in supermarkets and hot spring resorts almost on a daily basis. — CBS News, 9 June 2026 There are these natural mineral hot springs that actually have a really interesting history. — AFAR Media, 15 May 2026 Workshops, massages, meditation and natural hot spring baths anchor the experience, with farm-to-table buffet meals offered in omnivorous or vegan options. — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for hot spring
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot spring
  1. spring
  2. headspring
  3. fountain
  4. geyser
  5. wellspring
  6. fountainhead
Noun
  • As of late spring, nearly 30,000 fires had ignited across the country – the highest number in almost two decades for that time of year, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
    — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Sacramento Regional Transit will study a faster route to Sacramento International Airport through Natomas using bus rapid transit rather than light rail, after receiving $700,000 in grants to launch a feasibility study beginning in spring 2027.
    — Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of spring
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  • When the headsprings reach capacity, the park closes entirely, so timing matters.
    — Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Walk the half-mile trail from the headspring with your gear to scuba dive at Blue Hole Spring (most divers refer to this spring as Jug Spring; bring a cart or wheelbarrow along to lighten the load).
    — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2024
Definition of headspring
Noun
  • On land, a volcanic eruption is dramatic—columns of ash, fountains of lava, a complete remaking of the terrain.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 31 July 2026
  • And the animals have to stay away from fountains and off the escalators.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Definition of fountain
Noun
  • The impact sent the second vehicle into a fire hydrant, causing a geyser to erupt, and into the side of a car dealership.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
  • In one of them, a New Jersey man was hurt after being gored by a bison near the park's famous geyser, Old Faithful.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of geyser
Noun
  • For much of her defining run, Lizzo was emblematic of an idyllic extramusical experiment, her songs a wellspring for yas queen enthusiasm.
    — Sheldon Pearce, NPR, 16 June 2026
  • The collection’s wellspring is the late-19th century and early-20th ceramics of Nampeyo of Hano (Tewa) and Maria Martinez (San Ildefonso).
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Definition of wellspring
Noun
  • Drummer Booker Stardrum sits behind the kit for rising jazz jammers SML, while Moog player Ben Vida co-founded the turn-of-the-century minimalist-ambient group Town & Country, and logged time in post-emo fountainhead Joan of Arc.
    — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 3 July 2026
  • The board pointed to the 46th annual OB Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off on Saturday, June 27, along Newport Avenue as a possible fountainhead of public input, given the usual thousands of people who attend.
    — Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
Definition of fountainhead

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