swimming pool
noun
a tank or large artificial basin, as of concrete, for filling with water for swimming.
swimming pools
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pluralof swimming pool.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Equal to 1 billion metric tons, a gigaton is the equivalent of a cubic kilometer of water, enough to fill 400,000 Olympic swimming pools.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
The plan envisages slashing the three states' collective water consumption by up to 3.7 billion cubic meters per year until 2036 -- the equivalent of 1.5 million Olympic-sized swimming pools.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
The tiny fish have a voracious appetite and work wonders as natural mosquito-control agents in abandoned swimming pools, small residential ponds, and other confined aquatic habitats.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
The restrictions mean, from Thursday, hosepipes should not be used for watering gardens or allotments, cleaning cars, filling paddling pools or swimming pools, or cleaning windows.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
When you see a tornado rip swimming pools out of the ground, you realize something Oklahomans already know.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
