[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

fountainhead \fountainhead\ n.
   1. an abundant source.

   syn: well, wellspring.
        wordnet 1.5

   2. the source of water from which a stream arises.

   syn: headspring, head.
        wordnet 1.5

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

fountainhead
     n 1: an abundant source; "she was a well of information" syn: well,
           wellspring
     2: the source of water from which a stream arises; "they
        tracked him back toward the head of the stream" syn: headspring,
         head
see also:
well wellspring headspring head 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

24 moby thesaurus words for "fountainhead":
   font, fount, fountain, head, headspring, headstream, headwater,
   headwaters, inception, mainspring, mine, origin, provenance,
   provenience, quarry, riverhead, root, source, spring, springhead,
   well, wellhead, wellspring, whence

[4] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

fountainhead-orchard hills, md -- u.s. census designated place in maryland
   population 2000:    3844
   housing units 2000: 1621
   land area 2000:     3.816091 sq. miles 9.883629 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    3.816091 sq. miles 9.883629 sq. km
   fips code:            29712
   located within:       maryland md, fips 24
   location:             39.682933 n, 77.716526 w
   zip codes 1990:    
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    fountainhead-orchard hills, md
    fountainhead-orchard hills
    fountainhead, md
    fountainhead

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