water hole—a pond or pool in a dry area:
- In many locations in Namibia, one simply waits by a water hole to photograph the never ending parade of animals.
watering hole—
1. = water hole:
- Appoint a place for washing clothes clear of the watering hole.
2. (joc.) a licensed cafe or pub:
- The restaurant was once a cosmopolitan watering hole for actors and writers.