natatorium
Americannoun
plural
natatoriums, natatorianoun
Etymology
Origin of natatorium
1885–90; < Late Latin natātōrium swimming place, equivalent to Latin natā ( re ) to swim + -tōrium -tory 2
Example Sentences
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By then, Angelenos of means were building their own swimming pools and Jacuzzis, and they no longer needed a civic natatorium.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2021
Wisconsin’s boxers work out in a humid room lined with heavy bags—but without a boxing ring—in the school’s natatorium.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 22, 2015
But by episode’s end he had thwarted Scottie’s attempted murder and retrieved her from a particularly sinister natatorium, so things are looking up.
From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2015
It spent $40 billion on the games, erecting iconic venues like the Bird's Nest stadium and the Water Cube natatorium and staging a grandiose opening ceremony.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2012
We barreled into the hallways behind the gym, through the locker rooms, and into the connected natatorium.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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