WATERING HOLE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A health resort near a spring or at the seaside

Synonyms:

spa; watering hole; watering place

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("watering hole" is a kind of...):

playground; resort area; vacation spot (an area where many people go for recreation)

Meronyms (parts of "watering hole"):

pump room (a pump house at a spa where medicinal waters are pumped and where patrons gather)

Instance hyponyms:

Wiesbaden (a city in western Germany; a spa since Roman times)