swimming hole

noun

1. a place, as in a stream or creek, where there is water deep enough to use for swimming.

Word History and Origins

Origin of swimming hole¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

The area is a popular hiking destination, with waterfalls and swimming holes.

From Los Angeles Times

Just west of Fresno, this swath of paradise is the underrated local favorite, with welcoming campgrounds, easy-to-navigate day trails, plentiful backpacking opportunities and swimming holes galore.

From Los Angeles Times

And Angelenos have many ways to access it, including a long coastline hugged by the Pacific, plenty of pools and refreshing swimming holes galore.

From Los Angeles Times

The lake was used as a swimming hole in the past, but it has since become home to invasive snails, algae, bacteria and decades’ worth of sediment that has piled up.

From Seattle Times

Baldy Road — from sea-level aridity to swimming holes, waterfalls and snow higher up — I hear mutterings of “I had no idea.”

From Los Angeles Times