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 property sits in an estate of 40 hectares (99 acres) and features a swimming pool, an aviary, six lodge cottages, a gardener’s cottage and accommodation for police protecting the royals to stay in.
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Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
The pad, which was built in 1991, is complete with a swimming pool in addition to its views of the surrounding waters.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
With that depth, an Olympic swimming pool’s worth of water would cover scarcely less than the area of a football field.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
Other highlights of the farm include a swimming pool, a barn with horse stables, and a riding ring, as well as fishing ponds, walking trails, and apiaries.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
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Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
The pad, which was built in 1991, is complete with a swimming pool in addition to its views of the surrounding waters.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
With that depth, an Olympic swimming pool’s worth of water would cover scarcely less than the area of a football field.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
Other highlights of the farm include a swimming pool, a barn with horse stables, and a riding ring, as well as fishing ponds, walking trails, and apiaries.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
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 26 Oct. 2025.
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