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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
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hot spring  
n.  A natural spring producing warm water, usually at a temperature above that of the human body.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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hot spring  
A spring of warm water, usually having a temperature greater than that of the human body.
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