FOUNTAIN
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Fountain \Foun"tain\ (foun"t[i^]n), n. [F. fontaine, LL.
fontana, fr. L. fons, fontis. See 2d {Fount}.]
1. A spring of water issuing from the earth.
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2. 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.
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3. 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.
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4. The source from which anything proceeds, or from which
anything is supplied continuously; origin; source.
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Judea, the fountain of the gospel. --Fuller.
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Author of all being,
Fountain of light, thyself invisible. --Milton.
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{Air fountain}. See under {Air}.
{Fountain heead}, primary source; original; first principle.
--Young.
{Fountain inkstand}, an inkstand having a continual supply of
ink, as from elevated reservoir.
{Fountain lamp}, a lamp fed with oil from an elevated
reservoir.
{Fountain pen}, a pen with a reservoir in the handle which
furnishes a supply of ink.
{Fountain pump}.
(a) A structure for a fountain, having the form of a pump.
(b) A portable garden pump which throws a jet, for
watering plants, etc.
{Fountain shell} (Zool.), the large West Indian conch shell
({Strombus gigas}).
{Fountain of youth}, a mythical fountain whose waters were
fabled to have the property of renewing youth.
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from
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Fountain
(Heb. 'ain; i.e., "eye" of the water desert), a natural source
of living water. Palestine was a "land of brooks of water, of
fountains, and depths that spring out of valleys and hills"
(Deut. 8:7; 11:11).
These fountains, bright sparkling "eyes" of the desert, are
remarkable for their abundance and their beauty, especially on
the west of Jordan. All the perennial rivers and streams of the
country are supplied from fountains, and depend comparatively
little on surface water. "Palestine is a country of mountains
and hills, and it abounds in fountains of water. The murmur of
these waters is heard in every dell, and the luxuriant foliage
which surrounds them is seen in every plain." Besides its
rain-water, its cisterns and fountains, Jerusalem had also an
abundant supply of water in the magnificent reservoir called
"Solomon's Pools" (q.v.), at the head of the Urtas valley,
whence it was conveyed to the city by subterrean channels some
10 miles in length. These have all been long ago destroyed, so
that no water from the "Pools" now reaches Jerusalem. Only one
fountain has been discovered at Jerusalem, the so-called
"Virgins's Fountains," in the valley of Kidron; and only one
well (Heb. beer), the Bir Eyub, also in the valley of Kidron,
south of the King's Gardens, which has been dug through the
solid rock. The inhabitants of Jerusalem are now mainly
dependent on the winter rains, which they store in cisterns.
(See {WELL}.)
from
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Fountain, CO (city, FIPS 27865)
Location: 38.66689 N, 104.69329 W
Population (1990): 9984 (3789 housing units)
Area: 36.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 80817
Fountain, FL
Zip code(s): 32438
Fountain, MI (village, FIPS 29940)
Location: 44.04778 N, 86.17949 W
Population (1990): 165 (79 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 49410
Fountain, MN (city, FIPS 22094)
Location: 43.74073 N, 92.13400 W
Population (1990): 327 (132 housing units)
Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 55935
Fountain, NC (town, FIPS 24440)
Location: 35.67414 N, 77.63708 W
Population (1990): 445 (216 housing units)
Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 27829
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Fountain, CO -- U.S. city in Colorado
Population (2000): 15197
Housing Units (2000): 5219
Land area (2000): 13.997070 sq. miles (36.252243 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.014924 sq. miles (0.038652 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 14.011994 sq. miles (36.290895 sq. km)
FIPS code: 27865
Located within: Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location: 38.693787 N, 104.698156 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 80817
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Fountain, CO
Fountain
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Fountain, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina
Population (2000): 533
Housing Units (2000): 246
Land area (2000): 0.967525 sq. miles (2.505879 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.967525 sq. miles (2.505879 sq. km)
FIPS code: 24440
Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location: 35.673637 N, 77.638959 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 27829
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Fountain, NC
Fountain
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Fountain, MI -- U.S. village in Michigan
Population (2000): 175
Housing Units (2000): 89
Land area (2000): 1.007521 sq. miles (2.609467 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.007521 sq. miles (2.609467 sq. km)
FIPS code: 29940
Located within: Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location: 44.046035 N, 86.179332 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 49410
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Fountain, MI
Fountain
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Fountain, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
Population (2000): 343
Housing Units (2000): 137
Land area (2000): 0.829750 sq. miles (2.149042 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.829750 sq. miles (2.149042 sq. km)
FIPS code: 22094
Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location: 43.741439 N, 92.135527 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 55935
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Fountain, MN
Fountain
from
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Fountain -- U.S. County in Indiana
Population (2000): 17954
Housing Units (2000): 7692
Land area (2000): 395.691364 sq. miles (1024.835884 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 2.226423 sq. miles (5.766410 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 397.917787 sq. miles (1030.602294 sq. km)
Located within: Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
Location: 40.139160 N, 87.257568 W
Headwords:
Fountain
Fountain, IN
Fountain County
Fountain County, IN
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
110 Moby Thesaurus words for "fountain":
anabasis, ascension, ascent, bob up, bonanza, break water, clamber,
climb, climbing, cornucopia, elevation, escalade, float up, flush,
fly up, font, fount, fountainhead, genesis, geyser, gold mine,
gush, gyring up, headspring, headstream, headwater, inception,
increase, jet, jump, jump up, leap, leap up, levitation, lode,
mainspring, mine, mount, mounting, origin, pop up, provenance,
provenience, quarry, resource, rise, rising, riverhead, rocket,
rocketing up, root, rush, saltation, shoot up, shooting up,
skyrocket, soaring, source, source of supply, spew, spit, spout,
spouter, spray, spring, spring up, springhead, spritz, spurt,
spurtle, squirt, staple, start up, surface, surge, takeoff,
taking off, upclimb, upcoming, updraft, upgang, upgo, upgoing,
upgrade, upgrowth, uphill, upleap, uplift, upping, uprisal, uprise,
uprising, uprush, upshoot, upslope, upspear, upspring, upstart,
upsurge, upsurgence, upsweep, upswing, vault, vault up, vein, well,
wellhead, wellspring, whence, zooming
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