plunge pool
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of plunge pool
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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Surrounded by red columns and frescoes of athletes, a visitor could cool off in the plunge pool, which is so large 20-30 people could fit in it.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2025
It was the fact that I was seeing the bodies of my friends and of strangers in such unfiltered glory, like I was visiting a cold plunge pool for my brain.
From Salon ● May 6, 2023
The guesthouse, similarly styled with bold shades of gray, tacks on a plunge pool of its own.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2022
After maxing out at 10 minutes in the sauna, she threw herself into the ice-cold plunge pool, then recovered with a warm shower, which left her feeling serene, floaty.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2022
The team sent tracer dyes into an engineered plunge pool that pushed water into the hyporheic.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 1, 2022
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