"waterhole" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: waterholes [plural]
Etymology: * water + hole. * (astronomy): Coined by Bernard Oliver in 1971, in allusion to the idea that this part of the spectrum would be that used by extraterrestrial intelligence to communicate. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|water|hole}} water + hole, {{sense|astronomy}} (astronomy): Head templates: {{en-noun}} waterhole (plural waterholes)
  1. A depression in which water collects, especially one where wild animals come to drink. Translations (depression in which water collects): وِرْد (wird) (Arabic), مَشْرَع (mašraʕ) (Arabic), гьол (gjol) [masculine] (Bulgarian), vesikuoppa (Finnish), abreuvoir [masculine] (French), balsa [feminine] (Galician), Wasserloch [neuter] (German), dabhach [feminine] (Irish), rdool (Kurtjar), во́допој (vódopoj) [masculine] (Macedonian), по́ило (póilo) [neuter] (Macedonian), pūkanohi (Maori), ruapuna (Maori), Wotaloch [neuter] (Plautdietsch), wodopój [masculine] (Polish), водопой (vodopoj) [masculine] (Russian), aguaje [masculine] (Spanish), vattenhål [neuter] (Swedish), suvat (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-waterhole-en-noun-sT09nSwm Disambiguation of 'depression in which water collects': 83 7 11
  2. (informal) A watering hole; a place where people meet to drink and talk. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-waterhole-en-noun-awq~PMOJ
  3. (astronomy) A part of the electromagnetic spectrum, between the regions where hydrogen and hydroxyl radiate, that is relatively quiet in terms of radio astronomy. Categories (topical): Astronomy Translations (part of the electromagnetic spectrum): vesikuoppa (Finnish), fenêtre de l’eau (French), point d’eau (French), trou d’eau (French)
    Sense id: en-waterhole-en-noun-6QSIWTgL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 2 65 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'part of the electromagnetic spectrum': 8 2 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: water-hole, water hole

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