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.
Recent Examples on the Web
One of Palm Island’s first residences, Capone later added a 60-foot-long swimming pool, modeled after the Biltmore hotel in Coral Gables, one of his favorite local places.
—
Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2026
This is a hotel with 795 rooms and suites, 17 restaurants and bars, 17 high-end boutiques, wellness space spanning 32,300 square feet, and multiple swimming pools, including Cloud 22, perched high on top of the skybridge.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026
In more familiar terms, that’s 264 billion gallons, the size of 400,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools, or a little over the capacity of Lake Havasu.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The White House press-briefing room, a small theatre for an increasingly sick show, sits atop what used to be a swimming pool.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for swimming pool
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2026
This is a hotel with 795 rooms and suites, 17 restaurants and bars, 17 high-end boutiques, wellness space spanning 32,300 square feet, and multiple swimming pools, including Cloud 22, perched high on top of the skybridge.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026
In more familiar terms, that’s 264 billion gallons, the size of 400,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools, or a little over the capacity of Lake Havasu.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The White House press-briefing room, a small theatre for an increasingly sick show, sits atop what used to be a swimming pool.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for swimming pool
Cite this Entry
“Swimming pool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swimming%20pool. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
