What does watering hole mean?

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wa·ter·ing hole

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. watering place, watering hole, spanoun

    a health resort near a spring or at the seaside

Wiktionary

  1. watering holenoun

    A depression where water collects and animals come to drink

  2. watering holenoun

    A bar or other local drinking establishment

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  1. watering hole

    A watering hole is a term that generally refers to two types of places. In nature, it is a place where animals gather to drink water, a vital resource for survival and wellbeing. In human society, the term "watering hole" is a colloquial designation for a bar, pub, or similar establishment where people gather for social interaction and often consume beverages, such as alcohol. The term parallels the way both animals and humans gather at these locations for sustenance and socialization.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of watering hole in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of watering hole in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of watering hole in a Sentence

  1. Lisa Durden:

    I absolutely LOVE Jesse Eisenberg's parody of the 'bitter boy' movie critic, it was spot on! these lazy movie critics, bastardize movie reviews, because they are wannabe directors, who's dreams fell down the watering hole of failure, due to their lack of tenacity.

  2. Claire Hockridge:

    During the day, the group dug a hole underneath the car to stay cool and then slept in the vehicle at night, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported. During that time period, the trio survived on six liters of water, 10 cans of iced vodka, a packet of biscuitsand some beef noodles. After running out of supplies, they left a note on the car and made their way to the watering hole. In this image made from video, an advertisement for the campsite line the roadside where a woman was found after being stranded in the Alice Springs area in the central Australian Outback. ( Australian Broadcasting Corporation via AP) Tamra McBeath-Riley said Tamra McBeath-Riley decided to stay at the waterhole with Tamra McBeath-Riley Staffordshire terrierbecause Tamra McBeath-Riley did not think the dog would survive a walk to the Stuart Highway, which connects Australias north and south coasts. The group of women did not know if anyone was looking for them. When the helicopter found me, I thought that Claire Hockridge and Phu Tran had reached Stuart Highway, stuart Highway was Stuart Highway. So to find thats not the case is worrying.

  3. Mohutsiwa Gabadirwe:

    The meteorite is named' Motopi Pan' after a local watering hole, this meteorite is a national treasure of Botswana.

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