Definition of "swimming pool" []

• A structure, often a concrete-lined excavation of rectangular shape, that is filled with water and used for swimming. (noun)

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• "Finally, in an astonishing exhibition of awkwardness toward the man with whom he had achieved so much, Nixonfloating on his back at his San Clemente swimming pool on the afternoon of August 21suddenly told Kissinger, with no prior preparation: I shall open the press conference tomorrow by announcing your appointment as Secretary of State."
• "Stemless white roses float gracefully on the surface of the lagoon-shaped swimming pool that is filled with rose-tinted water."
• "They found that the strength of binding improves with the size of the library, so that the best binders from the big library stick very tightly to the bait,9 like the pieces in the swimming pool that spent 99 percent of their time together."