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lap pool

lap pool noun: a swimming pool in the shape of a rectangle with narrow width and extended length, designed for swimming back and forth along the length in order to practice laps.

Noun

lap pool (plural lap pools)

  1. A swimming pool in the shape of a rectangle with narrow width and extended length, designed for swimming back and forth along the length in order to practice laps.
    • If you like working out, you'll appreciate its 15000-square-foot fitness center and two-lane lap pool.2002 May 28, Marci Alboher Nusbaum, “Travel: On the Ground in Philadelphia”, in New York Times, retrieved 24 Jul 2011

Forms of lap pool

plurallap pools
alternative formlap-pool

Questions about lap pool

What does lap pool mean?
Lap pool means a swimming pool in the shape of a rectangle with narrow width and extended length, designed for swimming back and forth along the length in order to practice laps.
What part of speech is lap pool?
Lap pool is a noun.
What is the plural of lap pool?
The plural of lap pool is lap pools.

Words near lap pool in the dictionary

  1. lap of honor
  2. lap of honour
  3. lap of luxury
  4. lap pillow
  5. lap pillows
  6. lap pool
  7. lap pools
  8. lap record
  9. lap records
  10. lap robe
  11. lap robes

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