An artificial, usually ornamental, water feature (usually in a garden or public place) consisting of one or more streams of water originating from a statue or other structure

fountain

A soda fountain

fountain

A spring, natural source of water

fountain

a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises

fountain

a natural flow of ground water

fountain

The source from which anything proceeds, or from which anything is supplied continuously; origin; source

fountain

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

fountain

The supply of ink for a lithographic press Sometimes also the supply of dampening solution

fountain

A fountain of a liquid is an amount of it which is sent up into the air and falls back. The volcano spewed a fountain of molten rock 650 feet in the air. = jet. Artificially produced jet of water, and the structure from which it rises. Fountains have been an important feature of landscape design since ancient times. Displaced for a time by the medieval well, the fountain reemerged in the late Middle Ages. It reached its peak in the Renaissance and Baroque eras, with designs in which sculpture became prominent (e.g., Rome's Trevi Fountain). Supplying water through conduits to multiple fountains, as at the Palace of Versailles, was an important feat. In Muslim countries, fountains for drinking and for ablutions are of great importance. A common type is the simple spout and basin enclosed in a graceful niche; more ambitious designs take the form of a richly decorated pavilion

fountain

Trough or container, on a printing press, that holds fluids such as ink, varnish or water Also called duct

fountain

spring: a natural flow of ground water

fountain

A device comprising pyrotechnic composition charged into a tube which may or may not be choked The composition may be hand charged, or more commonly nowadays, machine charged

fountain

Drinking device Also known as a bubbler, water fountain, or drinking fountain

fountain

A fountain is an ornamental feature in a pool or lake which consists of a long narrow stream of water that is forced up into the air by a pump

fountain

a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water

fountain

{i} spring, source of water; source; decorative spray of water; drinking fountain

fountain

an artificially produced flow of water

fountain

- firework that produces upward showers of sparks Also called gerbs

fountain

[MF] the central color is shaped like water rising from a fountain sprinkler head, arching up, out and down If the center is level, see Mushroom and if segmented, see Umbrella

fountain

a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water an artificially produced flow of water a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises

fountain

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

fountain

A bearing resembling the roundel It is a disk divided by six lines wavy, tinctured argent and azure, to represent water

fountain

A spring of water issuing from the earth

fountain

{n} a well, spring, spout of water

fountain

The structure from which a fountain issues

fountain

A spring

fountain

An ornamental water feature (usually in a garden or public place) consisting of one or more streams of water originating from a statue or other structure

fountain