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lido

lido

9 7.7
An outdoor public swimming pool or beach where people swim and relax
  • noun
  • /ˈliːdoʊ/
  • UK
translation icon : lido
  • Sometimes I ride the late, deserted vaporetti up and down the Grand Canal, or to Lido, then back to Sant'Elena where an empty, quiet bench is always available.
  • lido beach
  • lido pool
  • go to the lido

Examples

  • Cruising people know that the Lido deck on virtually any cruise ship seems to be the popular and fastest food place on board.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Swimming in the outside pool on the Lido deck made Christmas, with all its attendant memories, seem far away.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • The boat made its round, out to Lido and back, making local stops along the way.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The lido deck is now closing.

    WALL·E (2008)

  • In Venice, she saw the Lido from a speedboat and wanted to go there.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Further south, after San Maria della Salute, the vaporetto heads out to Lido.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The empty beach at Lido delle Sirene in Amalfi.

    Blog text (32)

  • While the tourists splash around down there, I watch the vaporetti chug back and forth to Lido and make conversation with the locals I see there every day without fail.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Families often spend sunny weekends at the lido to enjoy swimming and picnics.

  • The local lido is a popular spot for children to play and learn water sports.

Synonyms

pool
vslido
581 1.0

A structure filled with water for people to swim in

is usually a public outdoor bathing place rather than an indoor or private facility
swimming pool
vslido
122 1.0

A large place filled with water for people to swim in

is a public outdoor facility rather than any large indoor structure
piscina
vslido
1 8.6

A swimming pool for people to swim and relax

refers to a public outdoor bathing place rather than foreign word use

Compounds

lido deck
1 7.7

An open area on a cruise ship with a pool for sunbathing and relaxing

How Developed

water park
12 1.0
lido
  • UK
9 7.7
swimming pool
122 1.0
beach
∞ 1.0
lake
793 1.0

Surface Forms

lido singular
lidos plural

Etymology

The word lido comes from the Italian name Lido, which means 'beach' or 'shore' and is the long sand island near Venice where people went to bathe. That's why lido now means a public outdoor place to swim or relax.