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Le mot borne-fontaine est un canadianisme synonyme de bouche d’incendie ou de borne d’incendie.
- Il faut garer sa voiture à au moins cinq mètres d’une borne-fontaine.
- Cette voiture garée devant la bouche/borne d’incendie entrave le travail des policiers.
Au pluriel, on écrit des bornes-fontaines.
- Les chiens et les bornes-fontaines : une grande histoire d’amour!
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