Loo

Loo

Loo and similar may refer to:

Places

* Loo, a historic district of Sochi, Russia
* Loo, a small borough in Jõelähtme Commune, Harju County, Estonia
* Loo village, a village in Jõelähtme Commune, Harju County, Estonia
* Loo River, Estonia
* Looe, a town in Cornwall, United Kingdom
* Loo, a village in the Netherlands.

Buildings

* Het Loo, palace in the Netherlands
* Hofje van Loo, hofje in Haarlem, the Netherlands

Others

* Loo (wind), a strong, hot and dry wind which blows over Northern and parts of Western India during day time in summer
* An old-fashioned pronunciation of lee
* British slang for toilet
* Big Loo, a toy robot manufactured by Louis Marx and Company for the holiday season of 1963
* A British English slightly informal word for lavatory.
* Loo (comics), a character in the "Lobo's Back" DC Comics series
* Loo, a card game
* Loo, a unicorn in L. Frank Baum's "The Magic of Oz"

ee also

*Lieu
*Loos


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  • Loo — ist der Name folgender Personen: Albrecht van Loo (* um 1472; † 1525), niederländischer Politiker Alexa Loo (* 1972), kanadische Snowboarderin chinesischer Herkunft Charles Amédée Philippe van Loo (1719–1795), französischer Maler Charles André… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Loo — (l[=oo]), n. [For older lanterloo, F. lanturelu, lanturlu, name of the game; orig., the refrain of a vaudeville.] (a) An old game played with five, or three, cards dealt to each player from a full pack. When five cards are used the highest card… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Loo — (l[=oo]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Looed} (l[=oo]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Looing}.] To beat in the game of loo by winning every trick. [Written also {lu}.] Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • loo — Loo, qu on dit aussi Lof, est un terme de mariniers, par lequel ils entendent, la traicte et longueur d un navire depuis le mast jusques à un bord ou autre, comme il va à la boline, car selon le vent duquel on boline, les Escoutes de ladite… …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • Loo — Loo,   Van, flämisch französische Malerfamilie, Van Loo.   …   Universal-Lexikon

  • loo — [lu:] n plural loos BrE informal a toilet ▪ I need to go to the loo (=use the toilet) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • loo — [ lu ] noun count BRITISH INFORMAL a toilet or a room that contains a toilet: I need to go to the loo …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • loo — loo1 [lo͞o] n. [contr. < lanterloo < Fr lanturelu, name of the game, orig. fanciful word in refrain of a 17th c. song] a former card game played for a pool made up of stakes and forfeits vt. to cause to pay a forfeit at loo loo2 [lo͞o] n.… …   English World dictionary

  • loo|by — «LOO bee», noun, plural bies. British. a lazy, hulking fellow; lout. ╂[compare etym. under lob2] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Loo — Loo, 1) s. Stadt Loe; 2) Marktflecken an der L. Vaert, im Arrondissement Dixmude der belgischen Provinz Westflandern; Viehhandel, berühmter Käse, 1683 Ew.; der Kanal von L. führt nach Furnes; 3) L. Christy (Christ L.), Dorf im Arrondissement Gent …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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