swimming pool
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of swimming pool
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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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
They work on fuel tanks and roofs and things like that, but they are not a swimming pool company at all.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026
Both resisted the urge to panic and swim against the current, instead opting to float and await rescue as was taught to them by their father years before at their local swimming pool.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
The city’s public swimming pool had also desegregated.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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