wading pool
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of wading pool
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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The 3.6-acre estate features a wading pool and an infinity pool that are connected by a lazy river.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
Summer has finally arrived at the Magnuson Park wading pool.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2022
At one elementary school off Portobello Road, staff had set up a wading pool, and the children could be heard splashing and laughing up the street.
From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 2022
He crept into the wading pool and hid behind a rock.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2022
Laika’s tub of horror was a plastic toddler’s wading pool, blue, and decorated with a frieze of press-formed dolphins, starfish, and bubbles dancing around its outer wall.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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