hot spring

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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noun

: thermal spring; especially : a spring with water above 98° F

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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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hot spring UK US noun [countable] usually plural [singular hot spring plural hot springs]

a place where hot water comes up out of the ground and forms a pool that people can relax in

Thesaurus: rivers, streams and springs_hyponym

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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.