swimming pool
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of swimming pool
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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The lavish estate features a resort-style swimming pool, private dock, guesthouse, basketball court, spa, expansive outdoor entertaining areas, and panoramic views of the Miami skyline.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
But the matches were background noise in our living room during family parties as we splashed around in the swimming pool at our Anaheim home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
New York has designated hundreds of public buildings as cooling centers, extended public swimming pool hours, dispatched volunteers to check on vulnerable residents, and opened "pop up" cooling stations with misting fans and wet towels.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Later, attendees threw some of the performers into the swimming pool.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
They’ve got the swimming pool on total lockdown...because high school pools were the only ones that were excluded from the Frivolous Use Initiative.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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