"water bar" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: water bars [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ) Head templates: {{en-noun}} water bar (plural water bars)
  1. Alternative form of waterbar
    Waterbreak.
    Sense id: en-water_bar-en-noun-yvnANbCY
  2. Alternative form of waterbar
    Waterstop.
    Sense id: en-water_bar-en-noun-OeuIIFQu
  3. A business that sells bottled water.
    Sense id: en-water_bar-en-noun-d4zeXVC- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 3 45 39 12
  4. A bar on the side of a swimming pool that serves alcoholic beverages to swimmers.
    Sense id: en-water_bar-en-noun-qdoNPHx~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 3 45 39 12
  5. A court that specializes in water-rights law.
    Sense id: en-water_bar-en-noun-Q2qw9xG2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 3 45 39 12

Inflected forms

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