"watering hole" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-watering hole.ogg Forms: watering holes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} watering hole (plural watering holes)
  1. A depression in which water collects and where animals come to drink. Synonyms: waterhole Derived forms: watering hole attack Related terms: swimming hole
    Sense id: en-watering_hole-en-noun-M8nZ4Coe
  2. (idiomatic) A bar or other local drinking establishment. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: pub, public house, saloon, tavern, pub Translations (bar etc.): кръчма (krǎčma) [feminine] (Bulgarian), juottola (Finnish), кр́чма (kŕčma) [feminine] (Macedonian)
    Sense id: en-watering_hole-en-noun-67~ndHQy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Macedonian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of 'bar etc.': 0 100

Inflected forms

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