From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishwatering placeˈwatering place noun [countable] 1 SGWATERa waterhole2 DLTa town which people visited in the past because they thought the water there was good for their health SYN spa
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watering place• They even found them in Britain, and Bath remained a watering place for centuries.• At the first watering place they jumped from the open wagons and rushed to douse their burning clothes. 