swimming hole

noun

US
: a place in a river, pond, etc., where people swim

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This natural swimming hole carved out of limestone cliffs is a must-visit. Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024 Prosecutors said Stout lit a car on fire near a popular swimming hole and pushed it down an 60-foot embankment. Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 12 Jan. 2025 Scenic natural destinations, such as the emerald swimming hole Hamilton Pool Preserve and the picturesque Pedernales Falls State Park, are nearby. Gabrielle Nicole Pharms, Travel + Leisure, 1 Jan. 2025 Photo: Amy Lombard New York Since founding Food Architects in 2018, Dong-Ping Wong has proposed some radical concepts: a bathhouse and spa carved from a hedge at Palm Heights, the buzzy Grand Cayman hotel, and +POOL, a floating public swimming hole in New York’s East River. The Editors Of Ad, Architectural Digest, 4 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for swimming hole

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“Swimming hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swimming%20hole. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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