Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

watering place

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: wa-ter-ing -place
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A place where water may be obtained, e.g. for a ship or for cattle.

noun

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.

noun

A place where alcohol is sold and consumed; a bar.

Informal

Example Sentences

"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."
""You should drop all work instantly, Challenger, and take three months in a German watering-place," said he."
"Newry [...] cannot be described as a tourist centre, though it is only six miles from the well-known watering place of Warrenpoint."
"At 2,248 feet in length, the pier was designed to meet the needs of steamers, with the town a popular watering-place among Victorian and Edwardian visitors."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

watering places (plural)

Synonyms

watering hole spa

Questions

What does watering place mean?: A place where water may be obtained, e.g. for a ship or for cattle.

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