Poolside

adj, adv, noun

adj, adv, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The area beside a pool.

    "[…] as it is evident the poet alludes to a trout that has caught sight of the angler, and safe he is, at least pro tem., as our pupils who first frighten the fish by walking down a poolside, and then fish up it, will find to their cost."

Adjective
  1. 1
    By the side of a pool. not-comparable

    "She was sunbathing on the poolside deckchair."

Adverb
  1. 1
    Beside a pool. not-comparable

    "Andy Warhol was lunching poolside, amid the palm trees and exotic bird-of-paradise flowers."

Example

More examples

"After a light swim, I came up from the water and sat down on the poolside."

Etymology

From pool + -side.

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