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General Slang
pool
POOL · noun · informal
An empty swimming pool skated for its curved walls.
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An empty backyard or public swimming pool skated for its transitions and coping; the historical origin of bowl and vert skating.
“They drained an old pool and skated it all summer.”
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pool In A Sentence
They drained an old pool and skated it all summer.
Origin & Usage
Literally empty swimming pools; the birthplace of vertical skating in 1970s California.
People Also Ask
What is a pool in skateboarding?
It's an empty swimming pool skated for its curved walls, transitions, and coping, and it's the historical origin of bowl and vert skating.
Where did pool skating come from?
It began in 1970s California, when skaters drained backyard and public pools during a drought and rode their curved walls.
How is a pool different from a bowl?
Modern bowls are purpose-built concrete replicas of pool shapes, while a pool is a literal drained swimming pool with tighter, less forgiving transitions.
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