natatorium

[ ney-tuh-tawr-ee-uhm, -tohr-, nat-uh- ]

noun

, plural na·ta·to·ri·ums, na·ta·to·ri·a [ney-t, uh, -, tawr, -ee-, uh, -, tohr, -, nat-, uh, -].

1. a swimming pool, especially one that is indoors.

natatorium

/ ˌneɪtəˈtɔːrɪəm /

noun

1. rare.
   a swimming pool, esp an indoor pool

Word History and Origins

Origin of natatorium¹

1885–90; < Late Latin natātōrium swimming place, equivalent to Latin natā ( re ) to swim + -tōrium -tory ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of natatorium¹

C20: from Late Latin: swimming place, pool

Example Sentences

The next news of Mr. Master was gained from the keeper of a bath-house and swimming-pool known as the Imperial Natatorium.

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One of the attractions at the Colorado is the great out-of-doors natatorium, between the river and the hotel.

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There was a high chute beside the natatorium, and a staircase for the bathers to climb to the top "to shoot the chutes."

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She shivered a little, though it was warm in the natatorium.

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Then when she was quite strong, she had gone to the natatorium.

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Related Words

• basin
• bath
• lagoon
• lake
• pond
• puddle
• swimming pool
• tank