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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 private sports academy in Bradenton broke ground last Thursday on a 9,345-square-foot Aquatic Center, featuring a 10-lane, 54-by-25-meter pool that is larger than an Olympic swimming pool. Jason Dill november 26, Miami Herald, 26 Nov. 2025 There are two swimming pools and direct access to a sandy beach. Mark David, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2025 One of the open spaces would contain an open patio, a resident garden, a tot lot, and a swimming pool that already exists on site. George Avalos, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025 The nearly 10-hectare property, complete with mansions and an Olympic-sized swimming pool for the bosses, was raided by the government’s anti-organized crime agency last year. Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 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 29 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

swimming pool

noun
: a large tank built for swimming

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