headspring

noun

head·​spring ˈhed-ˌspriŋ How to pronounce headspring (audio)

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For your best chance at seeing manatees, plan your trip around a cold front, which brings them into the headspring from the St. Johns River and beyond. Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2024 Walk the half-mile trail from the headspring with your gear to scuba dive at Blue Hole Spring (most divers refer to this spring as Jug Spring; bring a cart or wheelbarrow along to lighten the load). Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2024 Cost is $2 per person to enter the park, which also serves up food at Paradise Treats and Spring Side Cafe, a viewing deck of the headspring and paved walkways that run along the Silver River and through ornamental gardens. Richard Tribou, OrlandoSentinel.com, 14 May 2017

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First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of headspring was in the 14th century

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“Headspring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headspring. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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