spring water

noun

variants or less commonly springwater
: water from a spring

Examples of spring water in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Otherwise, purchase bottled spring water for your tea brewing. Leah Ingram, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 June 2024 Antioxidants, silica, vitamin E, and thermal spring water are featured too; plus, iron oxides which deliver a universal tint suitable for most skin types. Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 11 June 2024 Two thousand years after Pliny lauded the Marcia as a gift from the gods, Rome’s aqueducts are still lavishing cold, clear spring water on the Eternal City. David Laskin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2024 The Gables landmark, replete with waterfalls, grottoes and caves, is fed by spring water from an aquifer and refilled daily. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 22 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for spring water 

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of spring water was in the 15th century

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“Spring water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20water. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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