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• lido
  lido

  noun

  a fashionable beach resort.
• Lido
  Lido

  noun

  a chain of sandy islands in northeastern Italy, between the Lagoon of Venice and the Adriatic: a beach resort.

lido

¹ American  

[lee-doh] / ˈli doʊ /

noun

British.

lidos plural

1. a fashionable beach resort.

2. a public open-air swimming pool.

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Lido ² American  

[lee-doh, lee-daw] / ˈli doʊ, ˈli dɔ /

noun

1. a chain of sandy islands in northeastern Italy, between the Lagoon of Venice and the Adriatic: a beach resort.

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lido British  

/ ˈliːdəʊ /

noun

1. a public place of recreation, including a pool for swimming or water sports

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• lidos
  plural

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

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

Jen McKenna came to the lido from Baildon with two friends.

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

He wanted to take a gondola and go out to the lido.

From Andrea Delfin by Pullen, Michael