Meaning & use
plunge pool
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Meanings
nouncountable
A small, deep pool for a quick cooling dip, often found at a spa or in a backyard.
Grammar: Countable: a plunge pool, two plunge pools.
Patterns
- a plunge pool in something
- dip in a plunge pool
After the sauna, we jumped into the plunge pool.
The hotel room came with its own private plunge pool.
They installed a small plunge pool in the corner of the garden.
nouncountabletechnical
A natural basin at the foot of a waterfall formed by falling water.
Grammar: Often in geography: the plunge pool below the falls.
Patterns
- a plunge pool below a waterfall
Hikers swam in the plunge pool beneath the waterfall.
The force of the water has carved a deep plunge pool in the rock.
Geologists study how a plunge pool grows as the falls erode.
Word forms
| plural | plunge pools |
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Common combinations
- cold plunge pool
- The spa has a cold plunge pool next to the steam room.
- private plunge pool
- Each villa has a private plunge pool.
- take a plunge pool dip
- He took a plunge pool dip after his workout.
- plunge pool at the base
- A plunge pool lies at the base of the falls.
Synonyms and how they differ
- dipping pool
- A dipping pool is a similar small pool, but the term is mostly used in marketing for resorts.
- cold tub
- Cold tub is a more informal term for a small chilled basin used after exercise.
- swimming pool
- A swimming pool is much larger and made for swimming, while a plunge pool is for a short soak.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: plunge pool or wading pool?
plunge pool vs wading pool
A wading pool is shallow for small children to paddle. A plunge pool is deep enough to submerge in.
Practice
After the hot sauna, you can cool off in the ___.
Choose one answer.
A plunge pool is a small pool for a quick dip. A wading pool is shallow for children, and the other options are parts of a swimming pool, not a place for a cool-off.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “plunge pool”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.