water holes

plural of water hole

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Noun
  • The fact that it was put aside and preserved in 1962 tells you a lot about the landscape, which is situated in the shadow of the Spanish Peaks in southern Colorado and has two lakes that are popular for boating and fishing.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Water Wonderland The water wonderland plate, originally issued in 1954, celebrates Michigan's rich heritage of tourism among its lakes in waterways.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Walkers can hike and birdwatch in El Estrecho Natural Park, follow serene reservoirs and streams in Los Alcornocales Nature Reserve, or take the two-hour Benahavís River Walk, a mix of rock scrambles, swims, and crystal-clear pools.
    Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Nearly three-quarters of drought-prone regions, including those with major reservoirs, face a high risk of severe and persistent droughts by the end of the century if humans keep burning planet-heating fossil fuels, the study found.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Instead, Smyth believes the Lucky pterosaurs and other juvenile Pterodactylus antiquus specimens lived on the landmasses near the lagoons.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
  • In autumn, this dreamy trek among the clouds is made even more breathtaking by the changing larches, with amber rivers blazing between ice-blue sky and lagoons.
    Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Donal, a nightclub owner in Chicago obsessed with the blues, has resisted going back to the land of lochs for reasons that will become only somewhat clear over the course of the run time.
    Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Water holes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/water%20holes. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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