English Explanatory Dictionary

springhead

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The source of a natural spring.
  2. A source.
  3. A head or end-piece for a carriage-spring.
name
  1. A suburban area in Saddleworth parish, Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9604).
  2. A location, the source of the Ebbsfleet River, on the boundary of Dartford borough and Gravesham borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ6172).

Word forms

springhead springheads

Etymology

From spring + head.

Synonyms

fountainhead
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