fontana
fontana Lexical Profile
• noun
American A city in San Bernardino County, California, United States, historically recognized for its steel industry and presently serving as a major regional hub for logistics and trucking.
"Located at the intersection of several major highways, Fontana has become a critical distribution center for Southern California's supply chain."
American A large hydroelectric dam on the Little Tennessee River in North Carolina, United States, known as the tallest dam in the Eastern United States, which impounds the prominent Fontana Lake.
"Hikers on the Appalachian Trail cross directly over the massive structure of Fontana as they enter the Great Smoky Mountains."
• Rhymes for fontana
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the Italian and Late Latin 'fontana', meaning 'fountain' or 'spring', from the Latin 'fons'. In English, it is primarily used as a proper noun for place names and surnames.
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