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 group watches as a sock puppet opens up a lemonade stand for business and frolics around a lemon farm before Tomlinson dives into a swimming pool. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025 Having a drink in New Orleans in a swimming pool. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025 After a comfortable night’s sleep at La Casa Del Zorro Desert Resort & Spa, a low-key oasis in Borrego Springs with casitas, swimming pools, and tennis and pickleball courts, Mikkelsen and I met before sunrise the next morning. Rosecrans Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025 The swimming pool scene gave that sense of jeopardy. Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 10 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 20 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

swimming pool

noun
: a large tank built for swimming

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