lido

noun

Definition of lidonext
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
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  • Overnight, try riverside Otani Sanso, a ryokan (traditional inn) whose youthful fifth-generation owner is a major player in local revitalization efforts.
    — Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Its textured facade will support soil, water, plants, and wildlife, extending the existing riverside park vertically, while multiple windows and external staircases are integrated into the rock-like forms.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 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
  • Homes are especially scarce in the most desirable waterfront areas of Miami and Miami Beach.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • This 64-acre waterfront park has trails, picnic facilities, and often hosts live music performances.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2026
Definition of waterfront
Noun
  • Still, Duncan has regularly questioned the city’s ability to fund the project and others, like the city’s most recent plan to help fund an expansion of the Current’s stadium in the riverfront.
    — Dylan Lysen July 29, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
  • Plans call for hundreds of rental apartments, more than 100 riverfront condos and a share of units reserved as affordable housing for families earning around 80% of the area’s median income.
    — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of riverfront
Noun
  • Terminal 26, a new restaurant in Ponce City Market’s central food hall, is inspired by Thailand’s famous floating markets, where goods are sold from boats and riverbank stalls.
    — Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
  • Travelers who’d rather be outside should drive south on Snake River Road to Buffalo Eddy, where hundreds of petroglyphs etched into the basalt by Nez Perce ancestors thousands of years ago remain visible from the riverbank.
    — Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of riverbank

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