swimming pool

noun

Definition of swimming poolnext
as in pool

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Recent Examples of swimming pool One of the bars was painted blue to match pieces of the old swimming pool uncovered beneath the parking lot. — Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2026 Stanley British Primary School is planning a curtain call for the swimming pool located on its Lowry campus. — Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2026 China has set a new world record for simultaneous autonomous underwater vehicles after 116 small drones navigated a swimming pool without human control. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026 Plans for the marina include an owner’s pavilion, private suite, crew facilities, marina operations space, maintenance facilities, security offices and a rooftop swimming pool. — Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 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
  • At the bottom is the emerald-green pool, providing guests with welcome respite from the heat.
    — Julia Wytrazek, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Back on property, the outdoor pool sits peacefully at the edge of the vineyard next to two large oaks (one of which has a storybook-like swing hanging from it, which the youngest guests adored).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of pool
Noun
  • For her performance, Narges received a nomination for Best Actress at the BIFAs, a well as the Breakthrough Actress award at the New York International Film Festival.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Continue reading … PARADISE LOST — Surf trip that ended with 3 bodies in a well leads to murder convictions in Mexico.
    — , FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of well
Noun
  • There were large puddles of waste around the camp and in the gullies between tents.
    — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • By mid-morning, deep puddles still dotted the miles long pathway.
    — Alex Harris Updated September 27, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of puddle
Noun
  • Rooms are cozy and coastal grandmother chic, with earthy colors like taupe and terra cotta, and peaceful lake views.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Boren owns a ranch along State Highway 75 near Alturas and Redfish lakes.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of lake
Noun
  • One of the reasons the water hole has been so favored is because radio waves in this frequency range are not absorbed by Earth's atmosphere.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of water hole
Noun
  • The South Portico faces the pond known as the Columbia Basin in Jackson Park, but has not been a way in or out at any point since the building has been the Museum of Science and Industry — which will celebrate its centennial in 2033.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Regularly maintaining our city’s creeks and pond depths should be done.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 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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