watering place
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watering place
noun watering places
- A place where water may be obtained, e.g. for a ship or for cattle. The station of the little watering-place was almost deserted, but a small, fat man in a fur overcoat ran forward to meet them, and greeted them warmly.
- A place where there are springs of medicinal water, or a place by the sea, or by some large body of water, that people visit for bathing, recreation, boating, etc. "You should drop all work instantly, Challenger, and take three months in a German watering-place," said he.
- A place where alcohol is sold and consumed; a bar.
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