wave pool

noun

: a large swimming pool equipped with a machine for producing waves

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The club’s main attraction is the high-tech wave pool, which allows surfers to pursue an otherworldly dream of surfing in the middle of the desert. Teaghan Skulszki, Outside Online, 11 Apr. 2025 Activities: There’s a 25,000-square-foot wave pool, 1/4-mile Lazy River, FlowRider surf simulator, kids’ structure with tipping bucket, body slides, downhill mat racer, tube slides and four raft rides. Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025 Each location might have some different activities, but they are all known for having a massive indoor water park complete with numerous slides, a lazy river, and a wave pool. Michelle Spitzer, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025 At the Goldenvoice Surf Club, a vast amphitheater stage extends into the venue’s wave pool area. Brianne Tracy, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wave pool

Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of wave pool was in 1977

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“Wave pool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wave%20pool. Accessed 13 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

wave pool

noun
: a large swimming pool with a machine that produces waves
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