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 swimming pool is heated, the rooms are spacious with separate seating areas, and bikes are available for guest use. Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2025 And all the bases had a movie theater kids could walk to, or the commissary, or the officer’s club, or the swimming pool. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025 The Hilton offers quiet refuge, with an exceptional view of the slow-churning Nile 30 feet from the swimming pool and desert hills beyond. Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2025 While many of the Baltimore Ravens players have certainly excelled on the football gridiron, some of the NFL athletes apparently struggle in the swimming pool. Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for swimming pool

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 7 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

swimming pool

noun
: a large tank built for swimming

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