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
Vocabulary lists containing natatorium
Example Sentences
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Curling events are in the natatorium with the honeycomb exterior, which was known in 2008 as the Water Cube and where Michael Phelps won eight gold medals for the United States.
From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2022
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
The University of Cincinnati aquatic center is named for William Keating, while he and his brother helped fund St. Xavier’s natatorium, named for their father Charles H. Keating.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 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
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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