Definition of "fountain" in Anglais

noun

1. (originally) A natural source of water; a spring.

2. 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.

   • His house is right beside that fountain on Street 15.

3. The structure from which an artificial fountain can issue.

4. A reservoir from which liquid can be drawn.

5. (figurative) A source or origin of a flow (e.g., of favors or knowledge).

6. (heraldry) A roundel barry wavy argent and azure.

7. (juggling) A juggling pattern typically done with an even number of props where each prop is caught by the same hand that throws it.

8. (US) A soda fountain.

9. (US) A drink poured from a soda fountain, or the cup it is poured into.

10. A ground-based firework that projects sparks similar to a water fountain.

11. (figurative) Anything that resembles a fountain in operation.

verb

1. (intransitive) To flow or gush as if from a fountain.

   • Lava fountained from the volcano.