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Olympic-size — /euh lim pik suyz , oh lim /, adj. 1. of the dimensions or length prescribed for the Olympic Games and other major athletic competitions: an Olympic size speed skating oval. 2. (of a swimming pool) having a length of 55 yds. (50 m) and a width of … Useful english dictionary
Olympic-size — adj. Olympic size is used with these nouns: ↑pool … Collocations dictionary
Olympic-size swimming pool — Olympic swimming pool and starting blocks used for the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia An Olympic size swimming pool is the type of swimming pool used in the Olympic Games, where the race course is 50 meters in length. This is… … Wikipedia
olympic size swimming pool — n. pool used in the Olympic Games (length: 50 meters, width: 25 meters, depth: a minimum of 2.0 meters) with 8 lanes having a width of 2.5 meters each lane (two empty lanes on the outside) … English contemporary dictionary
List of Olympic-size swimming pools in the United Kingdom — Locations of Olympic standard pools in the UK List of Olympic size swimming pools in the United Kingdom is an annotated list of swimming pools in the United Kingdom which conform to the Olympic standard. Additionally, it lists other long course… … Wikipedia
List of Olympic-size swimming pools in the Republic of Ireland — List of Olympic size swimming pools in Ireland is an annotated list of swimming pools in the Republic of Ireland that conform to the Olympic standard. Additionally, it lists other long course facilities that do not quite come up to the full… … Wikipedia
Olympic-size swimming pool — An official Olympics swimming pool is fifty meters long. Almost no one owns a private pool that large, so the description in respect to private pools is almost always a gross exaggeration … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
Olympic — may refer to: In sports: Olympic Games, international multi sport event held since 1896 Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi sport event held in Olympia, Greece between 776 BC and 393 AD Cotswold Olimpick Games, sports event held in England since … Wikipedia
Olympic Stadium (Phnom Penh) — Olympic Stadium Full name Phnom Penh National Olympic Stadium Location Phnom Penh, Cambodia Broke ground … Wikipedia
Olympic class ocean liner — Belfast, Ireland, 6 March 1912: Titanic (right) had to be moved out of the drydock to allow her sister Olympic, which had lost a propeller blade, to have it replaced. Class overview Builders … Wikipedia
