Springwater vs Oasis - What's the difference?
springwater | oasis |
Water originating from a spring.
Water purported to be from and marketed as spring water but in actuality mostly or entirely filtered or tap water
A spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert.
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As nouns the difference between springwater and oasis
is that springwater is water originating from a spring while oasis is a spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert.springwater
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Alternative forms
* spring water * spring-waterNoun
(en noun)Derived terms
* springwater cystAnagrams
*oasis
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(wikipedia oasis)Noun
(oases)The Lonely Pyramid, passage=It was the Lost Oasis', the '''Oasis''' of the vision in the sand. […] Deep-hidden in the hollow, beneath the cliffs, it lay; and round it the happy verdure spread for many a rood. […] Yes, the quest was ended, the Lost ' Oasis was the Found!}}