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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Draining public swimming pools to avoid integration in the wake of civil rights advances happened in countless places. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025 Swimming isn’t typically part of day-to-day CrossFit — few, if any, CrossFit gyms have swimming pools on site — but swim events are a staple of Castro’s Games programming. Calum Marsh, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2025 That endowment is not a pile of cash sitting around waiting to be spent, like Scrooge McDuck’s swimming pool full of gold coins. Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025 Blending contemporary luxury with rustic Tuscan charm, the property features landscaped gardens, swimming pools with lazy river-flow current systems, tennis courts, and an on-site restaurant serving authentic Italian cuisine with fresh local ingredients. Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for swimming pool

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

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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 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

swimming pool

noun
: a large tank built for swimming

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