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Word: Fountain
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English (in fountain (sense 2 of the noun)): from Old French fontaine, from late Latin fontana, feminine of Latin fontanus, adjective from fons, font- ‘a spring’
ˈfaʊnt(ɪ)n
an ornamental structure in a pool or lake from which one or more jets of water are pumped into the air.
Short Definition:structure sending out jets of water
a natural spring of water.
Short Definition:natural spring
a roundel barry wavy argent and azure (i.e. a circle with wavy horizontal stripes of white and blue).
Short Definition:circle with wavy horizontal stripes
Word: Fountain
Speech Type: Verb
ˈfaʊnt(ɪ)n
spurt or cascade like a fountain
Short Definition:spurt or cascade
Examples:- a river of cold air fountained into the hold
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