water hole

water hole

n. Informal See watering hole.

water hole

n 1. (Zoology) a depression, such as a pond or pool, containing water, esp one used by animals as a drinking place 2. (Human Geography) a source of drinking water in a desert

wa′ter hole`

n. 1. a depression in the surface of the ground containing water; pond or pool. 2. a source of drinking water, as a spring or well in the desert. 3. a hole in frozen water. [1645–55]

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water hole - a natural hole or hollow containing waterpond, pool - a small lake; "the pond was too small for sailing"

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