kugel fountain

noun

A water feature or sculpture having a sphere that sits in a fitted hollow in a pedestal, supported by aquaplaning on a thin film of water, so that despite its weight it can be turned by hand.

OriginGerman Kugel →
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Meanings

nounkugel fountain (plural kugel fountains)

plural kugel fountains

  1. A water feature or sculpture having a sphere that sits in a fitted hollow in a pedestal, supported by aquaplaning on a thin film of water, so that despite its weight it can be turned by hand.

Origin

  1. GermanKugel“sphere, orb”
  2. Englishkugel fountain

From German Kugel (“sphere, orb”).

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