单词 | inground |
释义 | † ingroundv. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To fix into something as a foundation. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > stability, fixity > make stable, establish [verb (transitive)] > on, in, or into groundc1374 confirmc1386 inground1581 secure1609 fix1662 1581 N. Woodes Conflict of Conscience (new ed.) sig. E.iijv So we which into Christ our Rocke are ingrounded. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2019). > as lemmasin-ground in-ground adj. Brit. /ˌɪnˈɡraʊnd/ , U.S. /ˌɪnˈɡraʊnd/ originally U.S. (of an outdoor swimming pool) built into the ground (as distinct from one placed above ground), esp. at a private residence.ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > swimming > [adjective] > of outdoor swimming pool: built into ground in-ground1959 1959 N.Y. Times 12 July x. 45/3 87 per cent of all residential in-ground pools built last year were made of concrete. 1977 Lancashire Life Mar. 114/2 (advt.) ‘Pool Services’..Distributors of Above and Inground Do-It-Yourself Pool Kits. 1988 J. Frame Carpathians ix. 62 We've in mind for later an in-ground swimming-pool. 2016 Dayton (Ohio) Daily News (Nexis) 11 Dec. r3 Patio doors open from the sun room to the private back yard with paver-brick patio and in-ground pool. < v.1581 as lemmas |
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