touch pool

noun

An open-topped fish tank where visitors are encouraged to feel the animals inside.

Meanings

nountouch pool (plural touch pools)

plural touch pools

  1. An open-topped fish tank where visitors are encouraged to feel the animals inside.

Origin

touch + pool, from the notion that visitors could touch the animals in the pool.

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Translations

Russian тачпу́л
  • тачпу́л (tačpúl)Translations
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APA

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“touch pool.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/touch%20pool. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “touch pool,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/touch%20pool.

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