waterhole
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waterhole
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* water + hole.
* (astronomy): Coined by Bernard Oliver in 1971, in allusion to the idea that this part of the spectrum would be that used by extraterrestrial intelligence to communicate.
noun waterholes · water-hole · water hole
- A depression in which water collects, especially one where wild animals come to drink. From habit the sheep would head for the river, but, though it was early spring, the winter had been droughty, and the river was only a string of dangerous water-holes.
- A watering hole; a place where people meet to drink and talk.
- A part of the electromagnetic spectrum, between the regions where hydrogen and hydroxyl radiate, that is relatively quiet in terms of radio astronomy.
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noun depression in which water collects
| Español | aguaje |
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| Français | abreuvoir |
| Deutsch | Wasserloch, Wasserstelle |
| Русский | водопой vodopoj |
| العربية | وِرْد wird, مَشْرَع mašraʕ |
noun part of the electromagnetic spectrum
| Français | fenêtre de l’eau, point d’eau, trou d’eau |
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Talk about this word "waterhole." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/waterhole. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. waterhole. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/waterhole "waterhole." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/waterhole.Cite this
@misc{waterhole_2026,
title = {waterhole},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/waterhole},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
