water hole

noun

Synonyms of water holenext
1
: a natural hole or hollow containing water
2
: a hole in a surface of ice

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One of the reasons the water hole has been so favored is because radio waves in this frequency range are not absorbed by Earth's atmosphere. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026 There were about 50 of them and they were strung out over a wide, grassy plain near a water hole. — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026 What looks like a matter of simple intellectual convenience is more a case of poisoning the water hole. — Richard Lansdown, The New York Review of Books, 25 June 2026 Sundowners are out in the bush, often by a water hole. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for water hole

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First Known Use

1653, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of water hole was in 1653

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water hole

noun
: a natural hole or hollow containing water especially for drinking

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