pools

British  

/ puːlz /

plural noun

1. Also called: football pools.  an organized nationwide principally postal gambling pool betting on the result of football matches

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Etymology

Origin of pools

C20: from _pool ² (in the sense: a gambling kitty)

Example Sentences

However, rates should begin to catch up in 2027 as more recent data are captured and risk pools stabilize.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Traditionally, scientists have focused on environments such as drying pools on land or hydrothermal vents in the deep ocean as likely settings for the origin of life.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

Vertipools are artificial rock pools that are used to boost wildlife numbers on the coast.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

For decades, the dominant account of L.A. art centered on Ed Ruscha’s deadpan photographs, David Hockney’s shimmering pools and the perceptual experiments of the Light and Space artists.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

The woods and hills were spotted with their pools, with soft steam rising over the water and across the grass around them in a mist.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell