lido
Part of the sea by a beach sectioned off for swimming and other aquatic activitiesPart of the sea by a beach sectioned off for swimming and other aquatic activities.
» The lido is to be closed.
Das Freibad soll geschlossen werden. — Zaghawa
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2 senses(UK)Part of the sea by a beach sectioned off for swimming and other aquatic activities.
(UK)An outdoor swimming pool.
Freibad, Badi
a recreational facility including a swimming pool for water sports
Examples
1 sentencesThe lido is to be closed.
deDas Freibad soll geschlossen werden. — Zaghawa
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
After Lido (Lido di Venezia), an island with a long beach in Venice, Italy, site of EuropeAfter Lido (Lido di Venezia), an island with a long beach in Venice, Italy, site of Europe’s first modern beach resort (1857), from Italian lido (“beach, shore”), from Latin litus (“shore”) (hence also English littoral (“of the shore”)). The name is aspirational, evoking glamorous Venice; compare Venetian Pool, another outdoor pool named for Venice.
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