swimming pool
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of swimming pool
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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But the matches were background noise in our living room during family parties as we splashed around in the swimming pool at our Anaheim home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Hockney's Paper Pools book contains some of the artist's most celebrated swimming pool artworks.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Outside, there is a large swimming pool and mature trees provide exceptional privacy.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
New York has designated hundreds of public buildings as cooling centers, extended public swimming pool hours, dispatched volunteers to check on vulnerable residents, and opened cooling stations with misting fans and wet towels.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
Qareeb dog-paddled over next to me, and we both stood with our feet planted on the swimming pool floor waiting for Abu’s signal.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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