hot spring

noun
a thermal spring having water warmer than 98°F (37°C): the water is usually heated by emanation from or passage near hot or molten rock.
Compare warm spring.

Origin:
1660–70

Can be confused: hot spring, warm spring.
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hot spring
 
—n
Also called: thermal spring a natural spring of mineral water at a temperature of 21°C (70°F) or above, found in areas of volcanic activity

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Science Dictionary
hot spring  
A spring of warm water, usually having a temperature greater than that of the human body.
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Example sentences
The only place to bathe in hot spring water is at the bathhouses.
Once there, you can climb to the top of the island or swim in a hot spring.
Tomato planting came early this year, due to a relentlessly hot spring.
My guide then points to a hot spring and tells the story of two hikers who came
  to the park with a dog.
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