wading pool

noun

: a shallow pool of portable or permanent construction used by children for wading

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The facility will also include an existing wading pool for younger customers, which was upgraded three or four years ago. Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2024 Where are the county's splash pads and wading pools? Between June 20 and Aug. 18, the Parks Department tentatively announced splash pad locations open across the county. Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024 In addition, mosquitoes breed in stagnant water, so avoid letting water collect in old tires, wheelbarrows, wading pools, etc. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2024 During the lesson with Phelps, Snoop put on a swim cap, dog-paddled around a wading pool and joked about his strong lungs. Ben Strauss, Washington Post, 31 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for wading pool 

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wading pool was in 1921

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“Wading pool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wading%20pool. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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