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

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

Some smaller-scale ideas have emerged, such as installing cisterns, tapping water from swimming pools, or even turning to mobile pumps and pipes that could quickly route water where it’s needed.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• pool