swimming pool

noun

: a pool suitable for swimming
especially : a tank (as of concrete or plastic) made for swimming

Examples of swimming pool in a Sentence

Our neighbors have a swimming pool in their backyard.
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At the other, more modern end of the spectrum, the beach club on Benetti’s Luminosity evokes an art gallery with sculptural lights and an ultra-reflective, stainless-steel swimming pool. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2025 She will get married, have children, buy a small apartment in a residential development on the outskirts, perhaps close to the airport, with a swimming pool. Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025 Emerson had an auditorium, a gymnasium, a swimming pool and an upstairs indoor running track. Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025 In 2006, the home with its 16 rooms and swimming pool, had been featured as the KC Symphony’s Designer Showhouse. Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for swimming pool

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of swimming pool was in 1840

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“Swimming pool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swimming%20pool. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.

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swimming pool

noun
: a large tank built for swimming

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