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natatorium

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

/ ˌneɪ təˈtɔr i əm, -ˈtoʊr-, ˌnæt ə- /

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noun, plural na·ta·to·ri·ums, na·ta·to·ri·a [ney-tuh-tawr-ee-uh, -tohr-, nat-uh-] /ˌneɪ təˈtɔr i ə, -ˈtoʊr-, ˌnæt ə-/.

a swimming pool, especially one that is indoors.

Origin of natatorium

1885–90; < Late Latin natātōrium swimming place, equivalent to Latin natā(re) to swim + -tōrium -tory²

Words nearby natatorium

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Example sentences from the Web for natatorium

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

On a Donkey's Hurricane Deck |R. Pitcher Woodward
Here in this gem of a natatorium one can swim in water above blood heat, five feet deep and twenty-five from rim to rim.

A Summer's Outing |Carter H. Harrison
Then when she was quite strong, she had gone to the natatorium.

Tish, The Chronicle of Her Escapades and Excursions |Mary Roberts Rinehart
She shivered a little, though it was warm in the natatorium.

The Orchard Secret |Cleo Garis

Nearest them was a two-story structure of light-colored stone which Inspector Burton pointed out as the Natatorium.

The Radio Boys on Secret Service Duty |Gerald Breckenridge

British Dictionary definitions for natatorium

natatorium

/ (ˌneɪtəˈtɔːrɪəm) /

noun plural -riums or -ria (-rɪə)

rare a swimming pool, esp an indoor pool

Word Origin for natatorium

C20: from Late Latin: swimming place, pool