swimming hole

noun

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

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Then, the girl who wouldn’t touch the frigid seawater at the Allas sea pool in Helsinki waded into the swimming hole. Boris Fishman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026 Young kids paddled near the shallow edges and bigger kids jumped off the cliffs above the swimming hole, causing the adults to gasp and scold. Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026 Water Wheel Falls, just outside of Payson, offers visitors a perfect little swimming hole to cool off from the hot Arizona sun. Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 12 Jan. 2026 When Court and Dani meet at a local swimming hole, sparks fly — but then Court meets Maureen and sparks fly again, leading to a fracture between the sisters. Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 Jan. 2026 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 14 Feb. 2026.

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