swimming pool

noun

Definition of swimming poolnext
as in pool

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Recent Examples of swimming pool The complex comes with a swimming pool, hydroponic garden, koi pond and outdoor classrooms. — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026 According to The Real Deal, the estate features luxurious amenities, including a swimming pool, private dock, guesthouse, basketball court, spa, and views of the Miami skyline. — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 15 July 2026 As expected, the sprawling property boasts luxury amenities, including a home theater, gym, outdoor swimming pool, gourmet kitchen, and views of the nearby Lafinka Golf Club and surrounding mountain range. — India Roby, Architectural Digest, 15 July 2026 Last month, an ICE officer jumped into a Florida swimming pool to rescue a 6-year-old child before performing lifesaving CPR, according to DHS. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 15 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
  • The interiors have been completely renovated to allow more sunlight into the living spaces, and outside, there’s a landscaped garden, heated pool, and shower.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 31 July 2026
  • The return of pretty nice summer weather will be here Friday in the Philadelphia region, with high temps near 90 (good for pools, beaches and water parks).
    — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of pool
Noun
  • Historically used in dry cleaning or to degrease metal parts, the chemicals leaked into the base’s wells, poisoning the drinking water.
    — WUFT News, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
  • Base models roll on 21-inch alloy wheels with 22s and 23s available to fill the wheel wells.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 29 July 2026
Definition of well
Noun
  • About halfway up, the orange-and-black butterflies had begun appearing in groups, alighting on flowers or gathering to sip water from puddles.
    — Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
  • Some of it had escaped through a gash in her shin, forming a small gray-pink puddle by her ankle that gave off an astringent smell.
    — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
Definition of puddle
Noun
  • The county just completed major renovations, including the dredging of the lake to improve water quality and the construction of a lakeside pavilion that can be rented out for events.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Members of the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office Boat Patrol, who were already on the lake conducting routine patrols, responded immediately and took over lifesaving efforts from bystanders until firefighters and paramedics arrived.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 1 Aug. 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 first is at Orvis Hot Springs, a clothing-optional resort in Ridgway with natural hot spring soaking pools, plus a dry sauna and a cold plunge pond off to the side, framed by the San Juan Mountains.
    — Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Water overflowed from a large retention pond and swept Kearns away.
    — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 31 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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