Standard Lemma guide

lilo

adj · name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈlaɪləʊ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪləʊ

1

adj

Meaning 1

last in last out (see FIFO)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Acronym of left in, left out, a type of three-way road intersection.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, not-comparable

Topics: road, transport

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3

name

Meaning 3

Alternative spelling of Li-Lo (“Lindsay Lohan”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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4

noun

Meaning 4

An inflatable air mattress.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: South-Africa, UK

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noun

Meaning 5

a type of inflatable air mattress

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: air mattress

History

Etymology

From the name of the company which made rubberised canvas air-mattresses from the 1940s to the 1970s under the trademark name "Li-Lo" (a sensational spelling of lie low).

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 充氣墊 /充气垫 (chōngqìdiàn) — inflatable air mattress
  • Chinese Mandarin: 充氣床 /充气床 (chōngqìchuáng) — inflatable air mattress
  • Czech: nafukovací matrace — inflatable air mattress
  • Danish: luftmadras — inflatable air mattress
  • Dutch: luchtbed — inflatable air mattress
  • Dutch: luchtmatras — inflatable air mattress
  • Faroese: luftmadrassa — inflatable air mattress
  • Finnish: ilmapatja — inflatable air mattress
  • French: matelas pneumatique — inflatable air mattress
  • French: matelas gonflable — inflatable air mattress
  • German: Luftmatratze — inflatable air mattress
  • Icelandic: vindsæng — inflatable air mattress
  • Polish: materac dmuchany — inflatable air mattress
  • Swedish: luftmadrass — inflatable air mattress