swimming hole

UK/ˈswɪmɪŋ həʊl/

noun

An area for swimming in a stream or river.

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Meanings

nounswimming hole (plural swimming holes)

plural swimming holes

  1. AustraliaNew ZealandAn area for swimming in a stream or river.

    The path, so she had been told, followed the river to the big swimming hole and the falls beyond.

    1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber & Faber, published 2003, page 95
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    The boys' swimming-hole was nearly a mile from town, it was a secluded spot — Blue Lick running close to the side of the hill, with massive rocks jutting out from its rugged front, and forming almost a canopy over the swimming-hole.

    1895, Forrest Crissey, The Young Newspaper Scout, W.B. Conkey Company, page 33
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