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Lido

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Li·do  (ld)
An island reef of northeast Italy separating the lagoon of Venice from the Adriatic Sea. The town of Lido, at the northern end of the island, is a fashionable resort.

lido [lee-doe]
Noun
pl -dos Brit an open-air swimming pool or a part of a beach used by the public for swimming and sunbathing [Lido, island bathing beach near Venice]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.lido - a recreational facility including a swimming pool for water sports
recreation facility, recreational facility - a public facility for recreation
natatorium, swimming bath, swimming pool - pool that provides a facility for swimming; "`swimming bath' is a British term"
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
Translations
Spanish lido [ˈlaɪdəu] n (BRIT) → piscina, alberca (LAM)
French lido [ˈlaɪdəu] npiscine f en plein air, complexe m balnéaire
German lido [ˈlaɪdəu] (Brit) nFreibad nt
Italian lido [ˈlaɪdəu] npiscina all'aperto;
(part of the beach) → lido, stabilimento balneare

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They had seen all the curiosities; they had even been to the Lido in a boat (she spoke as if I might think there was a way on foot); they had had a collation there, brought in three baskets and spread out on the grass.
The mere lines looked to him like those straight lines of turquoise-blue that follow one as one pushes out to the Lido.
He saw them together on the Lido and (those writing fellows are horrible) he wrote what he calls a vignette (I suppose accidentally, too) under that very title.
 
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