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water hole

noun

Definition of water hole

as in lake

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Recent Examples of water hole 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 Nearby, The Farmstead offers a more contemporary take, while Waterside, overlooking a busy water hole, focuses on family-friendly safari experiences. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 13 Mar. 2026 The water hole was surrounded by palm trees and sand dunes during the late Cretaceous period, but since then, the environment has changed drastically. — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for water hole

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Noun

Be sure to plan your trip around mid-to-late October, when autumnal foliage is at its peak, and hit hiking trails that come alive with color, like the Croda da Lago Circuit and its reflective alpine lake, Lago di Federa.

— Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
Valensin Vineyard, 10675 Valensin Road in Galt, hosts stand-up paddleboarding events monthly on its 15-acre lake.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of lake

Noun

Mulligan’s Lindsay is brittle, entitled and frequently cruel, giving the actress the chance to deliver scathing rejoinders and self-deluded justifications, all with a deep reservoir of personal disappointment.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
The city already owns the reservoir, and its water treatment plant right next door uses a huge amount of electricity.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of reservoir

Noun

In January 2025, the Griffin MSI announced plans to open the South Portico facing the Columbia Basin pond in Jackson Park.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
Leawood police confirmed that the vehicle recovered from a retention pond in the 14700 block of Norwood Street was the one reportedly driven by Flekier, a Leawood man who has been missing since June 7, 2016.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of pond

Noun

White flamingos and red-footed falcons floated above the lagoon, framed by a long strip of dune and beach.

— Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
The two-week dredging effort, conducted by Southern California Edison, directly helps with water backing up into the lagoon and surrounding neighborhoods.

— Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2026

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