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wet bar

American  

noun

  1. a small bar equipped with a sink and running water, for making and serving cocktails at home, in a hotel suite, or the like.


Etymology

Origin of wet bar

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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The entertainment space also includes a gym, wet bar and batting cage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

According to the listing, there is “a billiard room with bar, an all brick theater room with built-in seating and wet bar, fitness room, steam shower and changing room.”

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

According to the listing, it has top-end appliances and European Oak Select Grade hardwood and heated floors in the en suite bath and a wet bar in the basement.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2025

The basement adds a movie theater, wet bar and meditation room.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2023

She stepped over to her wet bar and filled a glass with water.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan