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jmdict 1415550 Active (id: 1910985)
滝壷； 滝壺； 滝つぼ
【 たきつぼ 】
1. [n]
▶ plunge basin
▶ waterfall lake
▶ plunge pool
▶ [expl] basin under a waterfall
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 1433870 壺【つぼ】 3. depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall)



History:
2. A 2015-01-28 05:13:54  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2015-01-28 04:49:15  Nils Roland Barth <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
研究中 en:WP
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plunge_pool
  Comments: 
Add idiomatic English terms.
Proper term is “plunge pool”, but that’s ambiguous with a 
“cold plunge” (like at a hot bath), so put that last, and 
give unambiguous glosses first.
(Heard from 40-year old Tokyoite.)
  Diff: 
@@ -18 +18,4 @@
-<gloss>basin under a waterfall</gloss>
+<gloss>plunge basin</gloss>
+<gloss>waterfall lake</gloss>
+<gloss>plunge pool</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="expl">basin under a waterfall</gloss>

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