pools

/ puːlz /

plural noun

1. an organized nationwide principally postal gambling pool betting on the result of football matches Also calledfootball pools

Word History and Origins

Origin of pools¹

C20: from pool ² (in the sense: a gambling kitty)

Example Sentences

After a major pipeline rupture five years ago, he started photographing and filming pools of oily water and heaps of blackened soil in locations in Unity State, including sites near Roriak, where the herders live.

From BBC

On Thursday, at right, more than half the homes are gone, the once-blue pools turned black.

From Los Angeles Times

Vance raised the idea of dividing up “risk pools,” which are used to share medical costs and calculate insurance premiums.

From Los Angeles Times

The steam rises from two pools at the recently reborn Jacumba Hot Springs Hotel.

From Los Angeles Times

With five pools, a kids' "beach" and a sports center featuring tennis courts, that’s just the beginning.

From Salon