lido
noun/ˈliːdəʊ/, /ˈlaɪdəʊ/
/ˈliːdəʊ/
(plural lidos)
(British English)- a public outdoor swimming pool or part of a beach used by the public for swimming, water sports, etc.Topics Sports: water sportsc2Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Italian Lido, an island reef off the coast of NE Italy, from lido ‘shore’, from Latin litus.
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