water hole

A form of waterhole — A depression in which water collects, especially one where wild animals come to drink.

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Meanings

nounwater hole (plural water holes)

plural water holes

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of waterhole.

    The same was true of the water hole, where unauthorized games of hockey were played during the winter.

    1959, John Knowles, chapter 12, in A Separate Peace
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APA

water hole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20hole

MLA

“water hole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20hole. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “water hole,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20hole.

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