waterhole

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Noun

Singular waterhole

Plural waterholes

Animals drinking from a waterhole in Africa

1. (countable) A waterhole is a low spot in the land where water collects; it is usually where wild animals come to drink.

   After that rain last night, a waterhole appeared in the low spot of land in the Australian outback, and lots of wild animals now drink from it.