swimming pool

American  

noun

1. a tank or large artificial basin, as of concrete, for filling with water for swimming.

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swimming pool British  

noun

1. an artificial pool for swimming

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Etymology

Origin of swimming pool

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

She also develops hives and a rash when coming out of water, whether from a swimming pool, the shower, or the sea, regardless of the outside temperature.

From BBC

In addition to its computing power, the heat it was releasing was warming a public swimming pool.

From BBC

The best place to retire isn’t necessarily the one that has 350 days of sun, the best pickleball courts and in-ground swimming pools.

From MarketWatch

The home comes complete with three bedrooms, three bathrooms, an en suite, a large living area, a terrace, and a swimming pool.

From MarketWatch

It’s where, in the early 1990s, the activity evolved out of skate parks and empty swimming pools into a global urban phenomenon that could be done nearly anywhere there were benches, stairs and railings.

From The Wall Street Journal

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