watering place
watering place · watering places
A place where water may be obtained, e.gA place where water may be obtained, e.g. for a ship or for cattle.
Meaning
3 sensesA place where water may be obtained, e.g. for a ship or for cattle.
A place where there are springs of medicinal water, or a place by the sea, or by some large body of water, that people visit for bathing, recreation, boating, etc.
(informal)A place where alcohol is sold and consumed; a bar.
More definitions
- a health resort near a spring or at the seaside
Forms
plural: watering places| Singular | watering place |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a health resort near a spring or at the seaside:watering holespa
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.