poolside

American  

[pool-sahyd] / ˈpulˌsaɪd /

noun

1. the lounging area around a swimming pool.

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adjective

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

   a poolside luncheon.

Etymology

Origin of poolside

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

Example Sentences

Because the home has been staged, buyers won’t be able to sit at the very kitchen table where the Kardashian clan gossiped over salads, or the poolside lounges where they often sunned themselves.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026

"One day we were sat by the poolside and the monkey came down, went in our bag, took our Pringles and sat on our sunbed and ate them," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

Sure, they may have been poolside, in 80-degree weather.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

Built in 2020, the Clarendon Apartments in Woodland Hills feature poolside cabanas, a fire pit terrace and 24-hour community room with a kitchen and a billiard table.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2025

She takes me and Momma by our wrists and pulls us toward the poolside loungers.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas