pool noodle

Meanings

nounpool noodle (plural pool noodles)

A long, slender tube or rod, extruded from buoyant foam and usually brightly coloured, used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools.
Synonyms: noodle

nounA long, slender tube or rod, extruded from buoyant foam and usually brightly coloured, used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools.

Similar

Chinese Mandarin 游泳棒, 浮條 /浮条

游泳棒 (yóuyǒngbàng)long, slender tube or rod used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools
浮條 /浮条 (fútiáo)long, slender tube or rod used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools

Finnish lötköpötkö

lötköpötkölong, slender tube or rod used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools

French frite, nouille de piscine

fritelong, slender tube or rod used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools
nouille de piscinelong, slender tube or rod used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools

German Poolnudel, Schwimmnudel

Poolnudellong, slender tube or rod used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools
Schwimmnudellong, slender tube or rod used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools

Hungarian úszónudli, vízinudli

úszónudlilong, slender tube or rod used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools
vízinudlilong, slender tube or rod used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools
úszórúdlong, slender tube or rod used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools

Polish makaronik

makaroniklong, slender tube or rod used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools

Portuguese boia espaguete, boia macarrão

boia espaguetelong, slender tube or rod used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools
boia macarrãolong, slender tube or rod used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools

Spanish tubo flotador, churro de piscina

tubo flotadorlong, slender tube or rod used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools
churro de piscinalong, slender tube or rod used as an exercise tool or toy in swimming pools

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APA

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Chicago

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