lido
noun
a fashionable beach resort.
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lido
1 American
[lee-doh]
/ ˈli doʊ /
noun
British.
lidos
plural
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a fashionable beach resort.
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a public open-air swimming pool.
Lido
2
American
[lee-doh, lee-daw]
/ ˈli doʊ, ˈli dɔ /
noun
lido
British
/ ˈliːdəʊ /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of lido1
First recorded in 1925–30; after the Lido
Origin of Lido2
First recorded in 1670–80; from Italian lido “shore, beach, strand,” from Latin lītus; see origin at littoral ( def. )
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In 2015, he transformed the dilapidated Tropicana lido in Weston-super-Mare, which he had visited as a child, into the subversive tourist attraction Dismaland.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
The swim, on the date of the first "supermoon" of the year, was inspired by the dawn solstice swims that have taken place at the lido in June for the past 10 years.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2024
One dog walker described seeing "hundreds and hundreds" earlier between the Winter Gardens and the lido.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2024
The lido reopened with geothermal heating in 2020 as part of a £1.8m upgrade.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2024
As the Pantomime and Music-hall poet sang, "Tooral looral lido, whacky smacky smack!"
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, January 28, 1893 by Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), Sir
Clooney, who is also known for his political activism and humanitarian work, is a regular at the gathering on the Venice Lido.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
After a false start at a resort off Trieste, he arrives in Venice and rides across the lagoon to nearby Lido.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
Pitt and Clooney arrived on the Lido to a rapturous reception from fans, ahead of the film's premiere at the Palazzo del Cinema.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2024
Maradona received the award in 1986 at a ceremony at the Lido cabaret on the Champs-Élysées.
From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2024
Go to the Lido and see Albé there.
From The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) by Marshall, Florence A. Thomas
It was a time, she says, when support for cold water swimming was dwindling and lidos were closing.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2023
He said if projects could find the money, lidos would thrive in other areas too and attract visitors.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2021
Could lidos be making a return in Wales?
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2021
Mr Leeworthy, a historian at Swansea University, said a resurgence of love for lidos in Wales is not unusual, and that it comes in "waves of popularity".
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2021
Often fed with seawater that had been filtered, lidos provided the comforts of changing rooms along with the excitement offered by diving boards, all within sight and sound of the actual beach.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 27, 2015
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