swimming pool
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of swimming pool
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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Those include a football/soccer stadium, a baseball field, basketball pavilion, exercise equipment and a 10-lane swimming pool.
From Los Angeles Times
Abby’s parents had taken her many times to the public swimming pool near their home, thinking that water exercises would help her leg muscles.
From Literature
It’s where I nailed a pivotal job interview, one that somehow ended with me falling head over heels into a condo’s indoor swimming pool while wearing my winter coat.
From Los Angeles Times
The island was barely as large as a swimming pool, but the tree was a gargantuan thing, broad as an oak and three times as high.
From Literature
She said her son is "such a water baby" and he loved spending time in the swimming pool, as well as visiting a water park.
From BBC
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