watering place

noun

Definition of watering placenext
as in tavern
a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises die-hard fans gathered at the local watering place to watch the Super Bowl

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watering place
  1. tavern
  2. pub
  3. cafe
  4. watering hole
  5. saloon
  6. bar
  7. nightclub
Noun
  • Round out the evening with a nightcap at the subterranean tavern–then head to bed, an elevator ride away.
    Brittany Anas, The Denver Post, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The first episode takes place exclusively inside Happy’s tavern.
    Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of tavern
Noun
  • There's also a small pub in the east village called Scratcher.
    Shivani Vora, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Before then, the neighborhood was primarily a red-light district with a handful of pubs and hostels catering to backpackers.
    Maryam Jillani, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of pub
Noun
  • The second restaurant for the Honduran cafe will have an oyster bar, tortilla bar, cocktail bar and specialty coffee bar, a press release says.
    Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Renovated in 2021 to become fully carbon neutral and solar powered, the airy cafe attracts visitors and locals alike for sumptuous sandwiches like slow roasted pork on fluffy baguette and cauliflower, pesto and ricotta on focaccia.
    Anna Haines, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of cafe
Noun
  • Will and his comrades opened the Black Spot, a nightclub and watering hole that catered to Black patrons.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The chain is owned by Cleveland's Saucy Brew Works. Between the bars: Sandwiched between the two new watering holes are a Buffalo Wild Wings and the beloved local bar City Tap.
    Sam Allard, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of watering hole
Noun
  • Rumblings of the trend were first felt last spring when labels like Prada, Carven, Altuzarra, and even Staud took suede out of the saloon and brought it onto their fall runways.
    Laura Jackson, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
  • While testing out new menus and chefs along itineraries may prove the norm, a capable, modern galley is located along the starboard side of the saloon should consensus dictate dining on board.
    Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of saloon
Noun
  • Photo: Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images At an East Village bar, Trump supporters cheer the results at an Election Night watch party sponsored by the New York Young Republicans Club.
    Curbed Staff, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Also on the schedule are drag performers, a performance by dance troupe Theatre Flamenco, fashion displays and a variety of other entertainment, as well as two outdoor bars, and free entry into Minna Gallery and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
    Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of bar
Noun
  • The gunfire broke out blocks from the site of the deadly Pulse nightclub mass shooting that occurred on June 12, 2016, when a 29-year-old shooter killed 49 people.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Artists directed music videos, created installations for nightclubs, and appeared on television.
    Natasha Degen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of nightclub
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