Fountainhead,

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  fountainhead \fountainhead\ n.
     1. an abundant source.
  
     Syn: well, wellspring.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  


     2. the source of water from which a stream arises.
  
     Syn: headspring, head.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fountainhead
       n 1: an abundant source; "she was a well of information" [syn: {well},
             {wellspring}]
       2: the source of water from which a stream arises; "they
          tracked him back toward the head of the stream" [syn: {headspring},
           {head}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  24 Moby Thesaurus words for "fountainhead":
     font, fount, fountain, head, headspring, headstream, headwater,
     headwaters, inception, mainspring, mine, origin, provenance,
     provenience, quarry, riverhead, root, source, spring, springhead,
     well, wellhead, wellspring, whence
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Maryland
     Population (2000):    3844
     Housing Units (2000): 1621
     Land area (2000):     3.816091 sq. miles (9.883629 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    3.816091 sq. miles (9.883629 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            29712
     Located within:       Maryland (MD), FIPS 24
     Location:             39.682933 N, 77.716526 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD
      Fountainhead-Orchard Hills
      Fountainhead, MD
      Fountainhead