swimming bath
- noun
- /ˈswɪmɪŋ bæθ/
- Archaic
:
piscina
- The municipal swimming bath is a popular spot for families during the summer.
And then, you know, the the circus had turned up just between sort of our house and the swimming baths.
- And then, you know, the the circus had turned up just between sort of our house and the swimming baths.
Examples
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The swimming bath is just there.
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The municipal swimming bath booms with the cries and laughter of children.
Fiction book (2002) -
Every Saturday, children gather at the local swimming bath for swimming lessons.
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Many people enjoy exercising in the swimming bath as part of their fitness routine.
Synonyms
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A structure filled with water for people to swim in
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A large place filled with water for people to swim in
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An indoor pool used for swimming and sports, often open to the public
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Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from the constituents: 'swimming' (the activity) plus 'bath' (a place or container for bathing) yields a place used for swimming, i.e. a pool. Although 'swimming bath' is somewhat regional/old-fashioned in English, the compositional logic is regular and cross-linguistically familiar, so a B1 learner who knows the words would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Swimming bath: The noun swimming bath comes from old public 'baths', places where people went to wash or bathe. A swimming bath was simply a bath made for swimming rather than washing, so the phrase now means a pool for swimming.