lazy river

[ ley-zee riv-er ]

noun

1. a long, shallow pool, as at a resort or water park, with a slow current that allows people on rafts or inner tubes to coast along.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lazy river¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

It really is like being stuck in one of those lazy river tube adventures in a water park, going around in circles.

From The Daily Beast

The lazy River Cam moves leisurely through them, as if loath to leave, and as though admiring its visit and stay.

From Project Gutenberg

On reaching the brow of a short hill he becomes suddenly aware of Beauvais, lying below him in the valley beside a lazy river.

From Project Gutenberg