1.  soda fountain(n = noun.artifact) - a counter where ice cream and sodas and sundaes are prepared and served;
is a kind of bar

2.  soda fountain(n = noun.artifact) - an apparatus for dispensing soda water;
is a kind of apparatus, setup

   a counter at which people may sit and be served soda pop, ice cream, or light meals. Such counters may be located for example in restaurants, ice cream shops, drugstores, departments stores. [PJC]

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