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water pocket
noun
- a cavity at the foot of a cliff formed by the falling action of an intermittent stream.
- a plunge basin.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of water pocket1
First recorded in 1885–90
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Example Sentences
At five o'clock we come to the spot, and there is a huge water pocket containing several barrels.
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Now we reach the offensive water pocket; our ponies have had no water for thirty hours, and are eager even for this foul fluid.
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At night we camp at a water pocket, a pool in a great limestone rock.
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In the morning, therefore, a number secreted themselves near the edge of the water-pocket.
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