swimming pool

noun

Definition of swimming poolnext
as in pool

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Recent Examples of swimming pool The residence features three bedrooms, generous entertaining spaces, and a terrace with its own swimming pool. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 July 2026 Enjoy playscapes, a swimming pool, splash pads for the kids, sports fields Dillon Stadium and historic buildings. — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026 Is there a more iconic summertime activity than going to a swimming pool? — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026 Located in the West Village, the building is also outfitted with a gym, a swimming pool, and a children’s playroom. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for swimming pool
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swimming pool
  1. pool
  2. well
  3. puddle
  4. lake
  5. water hole
  6. pond
  7. billabong
Noun
  • Delgado and his family were attending a social gathering at the Harbor Landing clubhouse pool, part of the Lake House at the Martin’s Landing complex, according to FOX affiliate WAGA.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • Book a stay at the waterfront Grand Hotel Golf Resort and Spa and enjoy the pool and daily afternoon tea time.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 July 2026
Definition of pool
Noun
  • Occasionally our wells run a little dry, and that’s our cue to go fill them up again with all kinds of beautiful things.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • The ground sometimes stank of the stuff, with open ponds that finally were ordered covered, with spills and seeps from wells and tanks that hinted at the long plumes of oily stuff underground.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of well
Noun
  • Steer clear of puddles - Driving into puddles or low areas of rainwater can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • The top spray instantly zaps away high temperatures, while forced convection in the lower puddle continuously draws away residual heat.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026
Definition of puddle
Noun
  • The trailer was somewhere in the area of Gumboot Lake, a lake accessible by dirt roads in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
  • Take precautions during water activities Swimmers, particularly those in southern states and warm coastal waters, should expect a minimal risk of contracting a pathogen in warm freshwater lakes, rivers, brackish waters, and hot springs.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Definition of lake
Noun
  • There were about 50 of them and they were strung out over a wide, grassy plain near a water hole.
    — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026
  • Sundowners are out in the bush, often by a water hole.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Definition of water hole
Noun
  • The surrounding park features walking paths, picnic pavilions, a duck pond, a sandy beach, a rose garden, and the Beach Park Tree Trail, which is home to nearly 500 tree species.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026
  • Now that richly coded universe has jumped the pond, with the company opening its first international flagship on Mount Street in London’s Mayfair district.
    — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
Definition of pond
Noun
  • Sonia Namarnyilk layered three stencils to print complex patterns of mermaid-like water spirits, their fluid, bright orange undulations interspersed with playful turtles and rippling billabong plants.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2022
  • The plants and creatures were fossilized when iron-rich groundwater drained into a billabong, or water hole.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 7 Jan. 2022
Definition of billabong

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