"water fountain" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: water fountains [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} water fountain (plural water fountains)
  1. (US, Canada) A mechanical device designed to dispense small quantities of drinking water, usually in a public place such as a school or office. Tags: Canada, US Translations (device designed to dispense drinking water): 飲水機 /饮水机 (yǐnshuǐjī) (Chinese Mandarin), drinkfontein (Dutch), juoma-allas (Finnish), fontaine à eau [feminine] (French), abreuvoir [masculine] (French), Trinkbrunnen [masculine] (German), Wasserspender [masculine] (German), tó háálínígi (Navajo), fuente de agua [feminine] (Spanish), fuente [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-water_fountain-en-noun-cETERD1b Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Navajo translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of 'device designed to dispense drinking water': 96 4
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see water, fountain. Synonyms: drinking fountain, bubbler [dialectal]
    Sense id: en-water_fountain-en-noun-4C6413Qh

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