lido

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Once at the lido, however, events turn out very differently.

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  1. A recreational facility, especially one including a swimming pool for water sports.

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  1. a recreational facility including a swimming pool for water sports

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  • When strains of 1950s songs like “Diana” and “Heavenly Shades of Night” and “Candy Man” and all the others reached the boy from the lido, that outdoor dance floor in the cove far below his bedroom window, he would lie in bed thinking of the boys and girls—a few years older than he and flirting in another language—dancing. —  FTITLESF,Apr2004
  • Guests sipped cocktails and played cards on the lido deck, creating the indelible impressions of cruising's heyday that would eventually become a more accessible luxury for guests to enjoy. —  About.com Cruises
  • The 100th anniversary Giro d'Italia starts with a team time trial on Venice's lido.
  • Se Shakespeare tivesse lido, seria dois Shakespeares. —  Eduardo Carvalho
  • What an insults to lions everywhere! tony and lido —  Think Progress
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