wave pool

noun

: a large swimming pool equipped with a machine for producing waves

Examples of wave pool in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Just months ago, the world's largest surfing wave pool opened up on the island — filled with freshwater. Li Cohen, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2024 More body and tube slides, a wave pool, and kids play areas offer an entire day’s worth of fun in the sun. Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2024 The waterpark is filled with thrilling water slides, a Beach House play area, a fun wave pool, hot springs and more. Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 Thrill Waterpark, with 13 slides and a wave pool; the 1,600-foot zip line; and Up, Up, and Away (a helium balloon ride) all cost extra. Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2024 Gurnee's Great Wolf Lodge is the only one of the three area water parks that has a wave pool — Slap Tail Pond, which has zero-depth entry and gets as deep as 5 feet. Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024 This includes a lease of about 13 acres of land that will have a wave pool. Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 24 Jan. 2024 Turning a presidential race around is like trying to free a supertanker stuck in a waterpark wave pool. Christian Schneider, National Review, 18 Jan. 2024 The new Palm Springs Surf Club, which opens New Year’s Day, offers a wave pool that generates two- to seven-foot high waves for up to a dozen surfers at a time. Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wave pool was in 1977

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“Wave pool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wave%20pool. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

wave pool

noun
: a large swimming pool with a machine that produces waves
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