swimming bath
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of swimming bath
First recorded in 1735–45
Example Sentences
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People think it's similar to jumping off the side of your local swimming bath into the water.
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2013
There they drank her health and that of her pet baby lioness, reclined upon satin cushions, later disported themselves in her swimming bath, said to have cost 200,000 francs.
From Time Magazine Archive
The result was imposing, a large rectangular excavation not unlike an empty swimming bath, with a massive table of solid clay, and benches of the same simple design and material round the walls.
From The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 by Morrison, F. L.
Well-appointed West Indian houses are generally provided with a fresh-water swimming bath.
From The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses by Froude, James Anthony
In passing we catch sight of a fine swimming bath for the girls.
From The Food of the Gods A Popular Account of Cocoa by Head, Brandon
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