Pool
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Pool may refer to:
- Swimming pool, an artificially enclosed body of water intended for swimming, diving, etc.
- Reflecting pool, a shallow pool of water designed to reflect a structure
- Pond, a body of water smaller than a lake
- Puddle, a very small body of water
In sport:
- Pocket billiards, including eight-ball, nine-ball, straight pool and one-pocket
- Betting pool, also known as an office pool
- Parimutuel betting
- Pot (poker), the money wagered during a single hand or game
- Pool checkers, a variant of draughts
- Football pools, gambling in the UK
In business:
- Pooling, the grouping together of resources
- Intergovernmental Risk Pool
- Press pool
- Secretarial pool
In computing:
In geography:
- Pool Region, in the Republic of the Congo
- Pool-in-Wharfedale
- River Pool
- Pool near Pool Bank, a steep hill near Otley in Yorkshire
