drinking fountain

Hallway water dispenser

A drinking fountain is a fixture that produces a small arc of water for drinking, typically found in public spaces like parks, schools, and office buildings.

You lean down and drink directly from the stream.

In parts of the American Midwest and New England, the same fixture is called a bubbler.

apparatus

bubbler

Drinking water fixture

  • spoutProjecting pouring tube
  • basinConcave water receptacle
  • nozzleFlow-directing pipe fitting

jet · faucet · tap · push-button · mouthpiece · stream · flow · drain · valve · dispenser

hydration

quench

Satisfy or extinguish

  • sipSmall mouthful of liquid
  • gulpHasty, large swallow
  • thirstNeed for fluid

refresh · swallow · parched · cool · water break · rehydrate · moisture · relief · replenish · satisfying

public

park

Public leisure grounds

courtyard · sidewalk · communal · urban · recreation center · gymnasium · mall · airport · library · municipal

plumbing

water pressure

Force exerted by liquid

shutoff valve · fitting · connector · drain · flow rate · installation · maintenance · repair · copper · PVC

Categories
Opposites
water source accessibility

drinking fountainbottled water

Commercially sealed H2O

water bottle · canteen · flask · thermos · hydration pack

water flow direction

drinking fountaindrain

Channel for wastewater

sink drain · floor drain · sewer · urinal · toilet

water function

drinking fountainornamental fountain

Decorative structure spraying water

garden fountain · water feature

Family

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Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G