nearby spring

collocation in English

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nearby
adverb
adjective
uk
/ˌnɪəˈbaɪ/us
/ˌnɪrˈbaɪ/
not ...
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spring
noun
uk
/sprɪŋ/us
/sprɪŋ/
the season of the year between winter and summer, lasting from March to June north of the equator, and from September to December south of the equator, when the weather becomes warmer, leaves and plants start to grow again and ...
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(Definition ofnearbyandspringfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I have also put in a lake which is fed by anearbyspring.
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The town derives its name from anearbyspring.
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A small watershed andnearbyspringfeed the lake.
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A man buys a house which takes its water from anearbyspringand, for some reason, something goes wrong with the spring.
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The village is named after anearbyspringof mineral water.
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The community is named for anearbyspringin the shape of a tomahawk.
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His one possession was an old container that he used to drink water from anearbyspring.
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A smokehouse and woodshed would likely be found near the kitchen, and a springhouse would straddle anearbyspring.
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The water came from anearbyspring, and was used by the monks for washing, shaving, tonsure, and doing laundry.
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The camp was abandoned after a short time due to failed buildings and malaria from anearbyspring.
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It was originally surrounded by a palisade and stories of an underground passage to thenearbyspring.
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She takes him to anearbyspringwhere she heals his wounds and makes love to him.
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One area of the main fortification was broken down, creating a gully which flowed with water from anearbyspring.
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There was a subterranean tunnel, which has now been filed in, which gave the camp safe access to anearbyspringfor water.
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They find troubling notes left by a female passenger aboard the ship, one of which makes reference to anearbyspring.
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Around 1940 they constructed a small cabin and out building, with electricity provided by a windmill and generator, and drinking water from anearbyspring.
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It is not known whether this was from the street at the cemetery's rear, thenearbyspringof that name, or the city's original name.
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Thenearbyspringis key to the economy of the village, as it relies on agriculture as a main source of income and food.
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It shows the seated milkmaid weeping over her broken pot, which has been converted into a water feature by a channeled feed from anearbyspring.
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