poolside

[ pool-sahyd ]

noun

1. the lounging area around a swimming pool.

adjective

1. located or occurring at or near the side of a swimming pool:

   a poolside luncheon.

Word History and Origins

Origin of poolside¹

First recorded in 1705–15; pool ¹ + side ¹

Example Sentences

Stays include a vegetarian poolside breakfast, yoga classes, and all-you-can-eat fruit from the garden.

From Outside Online

It’s not unusual to see children gleefully splashing and swimming while their parents sunbathe at a distance—and I’ve been one of those parents observing from the poolside plenty of times.

From Popular-Science

AmazonThis high-quality metal patio furniture set is perfect for your patio, the porch, or poolside.

From Popular-Science

In less than a minute, life in this block of South Florida, with its morning coffee on the balcony over sparkling blue water, its poolside barbecues and salsa, its promise of fresh starts in a lively metropolis, was over.

From Washington Post

With one less thing to worry about we focused on relaxing poolside or taking a yoga class at sunset.

From Washington Post

Marvin and I leave the poolside and go into his dining room.

From The Daily Beast

Who, finding that every poolside chair on the Lido deck is occupied, could disagree?

From The Daily Beast

Forget the traditional poolside scene and all that too cool to truly chill out attitude.

From The Daily Beast

I order a mojito, and we smoke some cigars and watch the crowd of stylish, late-twenty-somethings mingling poolside.

From The Daily Beast

A man reclining in a poolside canvas chair lowers the paper he is reading to what the silence is about.

From The Daily Beast