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springhead

springhead noun: the source of a natural spring.

Noun

springhead (plural springheads)

  1. The source of a natural spring.
    • But now we had reached our opening ground, the boy with the pony and the second brace of dogs was ordered to the rear, with instructions to meet us by the side of a certain gray rock, and spring-head, on the northern edge of Kettletang, a huge, bluff-headed hill, overtopping all his neighbors, at...1882, Henry William Herbert, “The Yorkshire Moors”, in David Wright Judd, editor, Life and Writings of Frank Forester (Henry William Herbert.), page 35
  2. (figuratively) A source.
  3. A head or end-piece for a carriage-spring.

Proper noun capitalized: Springhead

Springhead

  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).

Synonyms of springhead

Forms of springhead

pluralspringheads

Origin of springhead

From spring + head.

Questions about springhead

What does springhead mean?
Springhead means the source of a natural spring.
What part of speech is springhead?
Springhead can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of springhead?
The plural of springhead is springheads.

Words near springhead in the dictionary

  1. springhalt
  2. Springham
  3. Springhams
  4. springhare
  5. springhares
  6. springhead
  7. springheads
  8. springheel
  9. springheels
  10. springhouse
  11. springhouses

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