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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The morning after an Irish wedding on a Spanish island, a priest is found dead in a swimming pool.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
Accessibility Accessible guest rooms with mobility features have doorways with 32 inches of clear width, there are multiple elevators available, and the swimming pool is accessible to wheelchair users.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2026
West Sacramento’s largest park will now feature soccer and softball fields, a swimming pool, splash pad, aquatics center, a new playground, a dog park and tennis courts, according to the contract.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 21 Mar. 2026
The 660-foot-long earthen dam can hold up to 9,200 acre-feet of water (roughly 4,600 Olympic sized swimming pools).
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
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John Hopewell, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
Accessibility Accessible guest rooms with mobility features have doorways with 32 inches of clear width, there are multiple elevators available, and the swimming pool is accessible to wheelchair users.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2026
West Sacramento’s largest park will now feature soccer and softball fields, a swimming pool, splash pad, aquatics center, a new playground, a dog park and tennis courts, according to the contract.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 21 Mar. 2026
The 660-foot-long earthen dam can hold up to 9,200 acre-feet of water (roughly 4,600 Olympic sized swimming pools).
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for swimming pool
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“Swimming pool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swimming%20pool. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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