lido

noun

Definition of lidonext
as in plage

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Recent Examples of lido The lido will be open from breakfast to sunset and provide seaside service, umbrellas and sunbeds. — Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 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 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
  • There are now indications of construction in Disneyland’s esplanade between its two parks.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The previous year, Paris replaced part of its heat-radiating stone esplanade with a dense urban forest, including more than fifty large trees and twenty thousand shrubs and plants.
    — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of esplanade
Noun
  • Rice terraces along riverside had experienced landslides, dropping parts of their field into the river.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Parts of rice terraces along the riverside had dropped into the river after landslides hit them.
    — Victoria Milko, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 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
  • It was shot after dark and follows the cast through the streets, waterfronts, cars and bridges of New York City.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The boats — now owned by a company that turns historic vessels into floating bars and restaurants — sank there in early July while docked on the Brooklyn waterfront.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of waterfront
Noun
  • The stadium is at the heart of a new district being constructed along the Missouri riverfront.
    — Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Hinton ensured there was involvement of Black construction companies, business owners, and small business owners in the urban revival of the riverfront, Holifield said.
    — Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of riverfront
Noun
  • The ensuing torrent of ice and rock created a wall of water that slammed into towns and villages that sat on the riverbank, decimating infrastructure and housing.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Other upgrades include a new boardwalk, limestone steps that lead to the riverbank and the TogetherForever Plaza in memory of artists Joe and Will Lawrance.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of riverbank

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“Lido.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lido. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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