waterpoint

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noun

A place (such as a watering hole) where water is available to local wildlife.

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Meanings

nounwaterpoint (plural waterpoints)

plural waterpoints

  1. biologyA place (such as a watering hole) where water is available to local wildlife.

    Animals in good condition and not subjected to physical stress (such as having to transhume or walk far between pastures and waterpoints) usually suffer considerably less than animals on a poor nutritional level and having to expend much physical energy.

    1990, M. M. H. Sewell, D. W. Brocklesby, Handbook on Animal Diseases in the Tropics, page 46

Origin

From water + point.

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APA

waterpoint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waterpoint

MLA

“waterpoint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waterpoint. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “waterpoint,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waterpoint.

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