waterpoint

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

water +‎ point

Noun[edit]

waterpoint (plural waterpoints)

  1. (ecology) A place (such as a watering hole) where water is available to local wildlife.
    • 1990, M. M. H. Sewell, D. W. Brocklesby, Handbook on Animal Diseases in the Tropics, page 46:
      Animals in good condition and not subjected to physical stress (such as having to transhume or walk far between pastures and waterpoints) usually suffer considerably less than animals on a poor nutritional level and having to expend much physical energy.