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swimming pool
noun
: a pool suitable for swimming
especially
: a tank (as of concrete or plastic) made for swimming
Examples of swimming pool in a Sentence
Our neighbors have a swimming pool in their backyard.
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Footage of the accident’s aftermath shows the Target with a gaping hole the size of a swimming pool and the dump truck entirely inside the store.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
1840, in the meaning defined above
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“Swimming pool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swimming%20pool. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
swimming pool
noun
: a large tank built for swimming
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