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 vessel also offers up six restaurants—plus in-suite dining and a chef’s kitchen—twelve bars and lounges, five heated swimming pools, 64 private cabanas on the expansive exterior decks, and boutiques by the likes of Rolex. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2025 Described on travel websites as a 5-star hotel and spa, the Jaal Riad in Marrakesh is an adults-only resort that boasts two swimming pools, a garden with a solarium, five restaurants and a bar, an art gallery, a spa area and a fitness center. David Chiu, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025 Do your vigorous aerobic enhancing exercise on weekends, the kind that requires special athletic shoes and clothing, traveling to a gym or swimming pool, additional clean-up time afterwards, etc. Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Oct. 2025 An acre of the state's ubiquitous crop can put enough moisture in the air to fill a swimming pool. Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 29 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for swimming pool

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 2 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

swimming pool

noun
: a large tank built for swimming

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