infinity-edge pool

English
An infinity-edge pool at a hotel in Gran Canaria, Spain

Noun

infinity-edge pool (plural infinity-edge pools)

  1. A swimming pool that produces a visual effect of water extending to the horizon or vanishing into a lake, bay, etc.
    Synonyms: infinity pool, zero-edge pool
    • 2012, Kim Inglis, Bali Home: Inspirational Design Ideas, Tuttle Publishing, →ISBN:
      […] the American architect John Lautner is considered the father of infinity-edge pool design. His vanishing edge of water at the Silver Top residence in Silver Lake, California, received rave reviews in 1957 and fueled the fires of infinity-edge experimentation.

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