swimming pool
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of swimming pool
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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There he painted his famous swimming pool pictures.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
A swimming pool and tennis courts can be seen in the background and the landscape is dotted with power lines and trees.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
The two stocks will replace canned foods maker Campbell’s and swimming pool supplier Pool in the S&P 500.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
The team camp is the prestigious and private Baylor School, with its 690-acre campus and 50-meter swimming pool.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
By evening, we had set up our camp along the edge of an enormous crater—a hollowed-out earthen swimming pool half a mile across that would have been the lake for Aberdeen Lake.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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