watering place
Americannoun
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British. a seaside or lakeside vacation resort featuring bathing, boating, etc.
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a health resort near mineral springs, a lake, or the sea, featuring therapeutic baths, water cures, or the like.
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a place where drinking water may be obtained by humans or animals, as a spring or water hole.
noun
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a place where drinking water for men or animals may be obtained
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a spa
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a seaside resort
Etymology
Origin of watering place
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
Example Sentences
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The scene is set in a proper little horror of a boardinghouse in a glum old watering place on the Channel coast of England.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Romans used it as a watering place; so, later, did the Franks and Turks.
From Time Magazine Archive
From Kansas City, Harry Truman sent regrets to the citizens of Key West, Fla., Truman's favorite watering place during his presidency, explained that he will have to pass up a vacation he planned there soon.
From Time Magazine Archive
With President Truman calling the tunes from his Key West watering place, official Washington last week bustled about in a brisk game of musical chairs.
From Time Magazine Archive
Every house was a temporary watering place where warriors gathered for training and the perfection of their grim art before the tents were struck again.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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