A deep pool; a deep place in a river or the sea; a whirlpool or eddy.
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释义 | the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > system > [noun] > pool as part of (12) weelc897 A deep pool; a deep place in a river or the sea; a whirlpool or eddy. poolOE A deep and still place in a body of water, esp. a river or stream; †a deep part of the sea (obsolete). dub1535 A deep dark pool in a river or stream (northern dialect). linn1577 A pool, esp. one into which a cataract falls. potc1650 A deep hole in the bed of a river or stream; a pool in a river or stream. waterhole1688 A cavity in the bed of a river. Obsolete. plumbc1780 Scottish and English regional (northern). A deep hole in the bed of a river, the sea, etc.; = pot, n.2 2. Also: a vertical fall in the course of a… swimming hole1867 a bathing place in a stream or river. black hole1869 A deep pool in a river, spec. one at the base of a waterfall. water pit1881 A cavity in the bed of a river, esp. one that retains water when the river runs dry. Cf. waterhole, n. 1b 1c. swilly-hole1890 An eddy or whirlpool; also in combination swilly-hole (see quot. 1890). swim-hole1924 = swimming hole n. at swimming, n. compounds 2. |
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