lido
noun
a fashionable beach resort.
lido
1 American
[lee-doh]
/ ˈli doʊ /
noun
British.
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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
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
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. )
Example Sentences
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A new saltwater lido on the seafront has also been proposed.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 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
Sticking to his roots, in 2015, his Dismaland exhibition took over a derelict seafront lido in Weston-super-Mare.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2024
The UK's first geothermal lido has announced it will close for the remainder of winter due to rising costs.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2024
He wanted to take a gondola and go out to the lido.
From Andrea Delfin by Michael Pullen
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
Beccles Lido Ltd, a charity which operates The Public Hall, said it immediately began an investigation and believe activists had gone in during a previous booking.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2024
Maradona received the award in 1986 at a ceremony at the Lido cabaret on the Champs-Élysées.
From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2024
I asked if he had seen any other boat put off from the Lido since I left?
From A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest by Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards
It was a time, she says, when support for cold water swimming was dwindling and lidos were closing.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2023
Could lidos be making a return in Wales?
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2021
He said if projects could find the money, lidos would thrive in other areas too and attract visitors.
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
Rivers like the Firth of Forth, lakes, such as the Serpentine in London and several unheated lidos will be holding festive dips.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2014
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