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plunge pool

American  

noun

  1. the water in a plunge basin.


Etymology

Origin of plunge pool

First recorded in 1915–20

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At the weekend, instead of cafes, she and her friends often choose to meet at the sauna and plunge pool, with the added buzz that offers.

From BBC Jan. 18, 2026

You have your own private plunge pool and we get our services in the suite.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 31, 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 team sent tracer dyes into an engineered plunge pool that pushed water into the hyporheic.

From Scientific American Apr. 1, 2022

My irrepressible, funny granddaughter is coming to stay for two weeks and we will visit the zoo, the aquarium, several museums and the local plunge pool.

From New York Times May 29, 2021

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