lido

noun

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as in plage

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Recent Examples of lido Escape the ruckus at a beach club, or lido, such as Pettolecchia Il Lido, a luxury spot between Bari and Brindisi. — Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2026 These mega-fans croon old hits, sip drinks on the lido deck, and bask in the tropical sun, deferring midlife crises over a long weekend of spicy adventure. — Hamilton Cain, Time, 22 Dec. 2025 Sport an oversized raffia topper for a day at the lido, a canvas wide-brim for an afternoon of gardening, or one with a grosgrain-ribbon chin strap when going for a walk. — Sarah Zendejas, Vogue, 29 June 2025 His Tim Blake Nelson-starring debut Old Henry was the talk of the lido at 2021’s Venice Film Festival (and in the Obama household — the former president included it on his list of favorite films that year), catapulting Ponciroli to the big time. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for lido
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lido
  1. plage
  2. esplanade
  3. riverside
  4. littoral
  5. waterfront
  6. riverfront
  7. riverbank
Noun
  • People flock to the French-speaking city year-round, enjoying its Christmas markets in November and December, experiencing one of the world’s largest winter festivals in Carnaval de Quebec in February, and spending the summers viewing Montmorency Falls and swimming at la plage.
    — Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2026
  • Cheval Blanc is uniquely well fixed in this respect, with its own small but entirely satisfactory sandy plage adjoining the central terrace, neatly dotted with lounge chairs and umbrellas.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of plage
Noun
  • Revolutionary Guard members and clerics mourn on the esplanade of the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla mosque.
    — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 3 July 2026
  • Battery Park City Authority Battery Park City's lower esplanade will remain as is, while plazas and parks will see a redesign and new landscaping.
    — Jessica Moore, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Definition of esplanade
Noun
  • That changed after the tragedy as lawmakers and others scrutinized a lack of preparedness by government agencies and riverside camps.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • In Comfort, a group of 42 relatives who had gathered for their family’s 40th annual reunion fled a riverside hotel on Thursday morning, CNN affiliate KENS reported.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Definition of riverside
Noun
  • Think of all those islands on the southern littoral of Iran.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Hailing from the peninsula’s steppe interior, mountainous east, and Black Sea littoral, this population tended to be devoutly Muslim and, for the most part, had never been fully at ease with the republic’s secularist founding project.
    — Soner Cagaptay, Foreign Affairs, 19 Feb. 2024
Definition of littoral
Noun
  • The data echoes concerns about growing inequality in South Florida, as billionaires buy up prime waterfront real estate across the region and working-class residents struggle to afford rent.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • The waterfront mansion, located at 1 Star Island Drive and purchased by Combs in 2021 for $35 million, has been sold in an off-market transaction.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of waterfront
Noun
  • The pressure is even more intense this week, with Picklesburgh drawing large crowds onto downtown streets and riverfront bridges already strained by detoured traffic.
    — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 15 July 2026
  • In her 25 years on the job, this was the first time Stolarz had heard of people using the riverfront for mini concerts.
    — Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of riverfront
Noun
  • More than 840 of the 2,500 aboard died, many of them trapped inside the vessel as water poured in when the ship tipped over just a few feet from the riverbank.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026
  • The American mink likely wandered into the resident's yard from the riverbank, according to the Sonoma County Animal Service.
    — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of riverbank

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