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Fountain

  An ornamental lit fountain photographed at night for about 6 seconds.

A fountain is an arrangement where water is forced into the air under pressure, creating a jet. The pressure may be gravitational, or may be produced by a motor driven pump.

A famous fountain rises from the surface of Lake Geneva. However, many fountains are located in small, artificial ornamental ponds, and often they are surrounded by statuary.

Other Meanings

In Islam a fountain is the name of the place in the Mosque where worshippers can wash before Prayer.

A water fountain is designed to provide drinking water and has a basin arrangement with either continuously running water or a tap.

  A drinking fountain.

There is a mythological Fountain of Youth from which one can drink to gain immortality, or to regain their youth that plays a role in many fairy tales, stories, and oddysseys.

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