swimming pool
Americannoun
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swimming pools
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of swimming pool
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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The charity classes one-fifth of local authorities as "water deprived", meaning they don't have enough swimming pool space to match their population.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Recent drone deliveries have not been flawless — a video spread across the internet earlier this month after an Amazon drone dropped a Texas customer’s package into her swimming pool.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
An AFP correspondent in Ansar saw a destroyed building as rescuers working to remove human remains from the rubble, and a swimming pool clouded and grey from dust and debris.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
The backyard includes tiger fig trees, apple trees, and other edible plantings surrounding a swimming pool designed for year-round Southern California living.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Now she saw: it was like diving into the swimming pool in early June; you simply had to make yourself do it.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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