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plunge pool

American  

noun

  1. the water in a plunge basin.


Etymology

Origin of plunge pool

First recorded in 1915–20

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Archaeologists have discovered a sumptuous private bathhouse - potentially the largest ever found there - complete with hot, warm and cold rooms, exquisite artwork, and a huge plunge pool.

From BBC Jan. 17, 2025

This spring, Berlin will add a Scandinavian-style sauna and cold plunge pool overlooking the ocean.

From New York Times Feb. 28, 2024

It was the fact that I was seeing the bodies of my friends and of strangers in such unfiltered glory, like I was visiting a cold plunge pool for my brain.

From Salon May 6, 2023

The team sent tracer dyes into an engineered plunge pool that pushed water into the hyporheic.

From Scientific American Apr. 1, 2022

During their stay, Timberlake and Biel remodeled the salmon-colored villa and added an 85-foot-long infinity pool, which pours into a plunge pool below.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 13, 2021

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