watering place

Noun

watering place (plural watering places)

1. A place where water may be obtained, e.g. for a ship or for cattle.
   • The station of the little watering-place was almost deserted, but a small, fat man in a fur overcoat ran forward to meet them, and greeted them warmly.1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019
2. A place where there are springs of medicinal water, or a place by the sea, or by some large body of water, that people visit for bathing, recreation, boating, etc.
   • "You should drop all work instantly, Challenger, and take three months in a German watering-place," said he.1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Poison Belt […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC
   • Newry [...] cannot be described as a tourist centre, though it is only six miles from the well-known watering place of Warrenpoint.1940 May, H. Fayle, “The Bessbrook & Newry Tramway”, in Railway Magazine, page 285
3. (informal) A place where alcohol is sold and consumed; a bar.