noun
a natural spring of water at a temperature of 70 F or above
• Syn: ↑thermal spring
• Hypernyms: ↑spring, ↑fountain, ↑outflow, ↑outpouring, ↑natural spring
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a thermal spring having water warmer than 98°F (37°C): the water is usually heated by emanation from or passage near hot or molten rock. Cf. warm spring.
[1660-70]
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hot spring noun
A spring of water that has been heated underground, occurring esp in volcanic regions
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Main Entry: ↑hot
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a place where hot water comes up out of the ground and forms a pool that people can relax in
Thesaurus: rivers, streams and springshyponym
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hot spring,
a natural spring from which heated water issues; thermal spring: »
The hot springs and geysers of Yellowstone National Park produce enough heat to melt three tons of ice every second (Edmund B. Rogers).
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n. a spring of naturally hot water, typically heated by subterranean volcanic activity
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noun, pl ⋯ springs [count]
: a place where hot water flows out of the ground
— usually plural
We hiked to the hot springs.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.