swimming hole
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of swimming hole
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Fed from glaciers on Mount Shasta, the water pours out of lava tubes and down mossy cliffs, forming a verdant and ethereal cascade into a calm, shaded swimming hole.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2025
We pass a fast-food spot called Jake’s Place, and a scenic patch of land next to the sea with a sign that reads: "Ye olde swimming hole and picnic area."
From BBC • Sep. 29, 2024
The lake was used as a swimming hole in the past, but it has since become home to invasive snails, algae, bacteria and decades’ worth of sediment that has piled up.
From Seattle Times • May 30, 2024
Urged on by images like-minded urbanites have posted to YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, the couple looked forward to floating in a picturesque swimming hole where oak and sycamore trees threw shadows over clear, serene waters.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2023
First I made a list of all the things I liked, and they were all things from Bybanks— the trees, the cows, the chickens, the pigs, the fields, the swimming hole.
From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech
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