0 a thing, person, or place where something comes from or begins, or that is the cause of something: --
The weekly journal National Review is recognized as the intellectual fountainhead of modern conservatism.
Together, these writers transformed the small village into a fountainhead of creative and intellectual achievement.
He was the creative fountainhead at the agency for 14 years.
1 a decorative object made of stone, metal, etc. with a small opening that water comes out of as part of a fountain (= a decorative stream of water in a garden, lake, etc.): --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Vi kan slutföra det steg för steg hur lång vägen än är och den kan inte slutföras hur kort vägen än är om du inte ens markerar ditt fotavtryck.