swimming hole

noun

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

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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 The popular swimming hole in Hays County was replenished by a recent torrent of rain across Central Texas and has resumed its flow, according to the county's Parks Department. Ryan Maxin, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Jan. 2024 The gorge at the falls is a beautiful, completely natural area that offers breathtaking views and the swimming hole is the ideal place to cool off from the heat. Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 18 June 2024 Soon, some handsome, gangly guy (Percy Hynes White) interrupts the young woman’s dip at the local swimming hole. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 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 2 Jan. 2025.

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