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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ˈwa•ter ˌhole, n. [countable]
  1. a source of drinking water, as a spring or well in the desert.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
wa′ter hole′, 
    1. a depression in the surface of the ground, containing water.
    2. a source of drinking water, as a spring or well in the desert.
    3. a pond;
      pool.
    4. a cavity containing water in the dry bed of a river.
    5. a hole in the frozen surface of a lake, pond, stream, etc.
    • 1645–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
water hole n
  1. a depression, such as a pond or pool, containing water, esp one used by animals as a drinking place
  2. a source of drinking water in a desert
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