Meaning of watering place | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A place where water may be obtained, e.g. for a ship or for cattle.
2. 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.
3. A place where alcohol is sold and consumed; a bar.
   informal

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Examples

“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.”

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