lilo

«lilo» in Mova's school dictionary: An inflatable mattress: a plastic bed filled with air… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a lilo, lilos; also Li-Lo, a brand name)

meaning for a pupil

1) (UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ) An inflatable mattress: a plastic bed filled with air, used for floating on water or for sleeping on when camping. tree →

2) Lilo is also a girl's name, as in the film «Lilo & Stitch». tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life it is a summer and holiday word: floating on a lilo in the pool, sleeping on a lilo in a tent. Water safety: lilos can be blown out to sea by offshore wind, so never use them in the sea or deep water without an adult. Americans usually say «air mattress» or «pool float».

examples

• We blew up the lilo with a foot pump. tree →
• She floated on a lilo in the pool. tree →
• Never take a lilo into the sea; the wind can blow you away. tree →
• I slept on a lilo when we went camping. tree →
• The lilo got a hole and went flat. tree →
• Lilo and her alien friend Stitch live in Hawaii. tree →

note

Countable: a lilo, lilos. It began as a brand name (Li-Lo), so it is sometimes written with a capital letter. In the USA say «air mattress» or «pool float». Every summer lifeguards warn about inflatables at the beach.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «lilo» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.