Estoril

American

[esh-too-reel] / ˌɛʃ tʊˈril /

noun

a town in W Portugal, W of Lisbon: seaside resort.

Estoril British

/ ˈɛʃtɔːˌriːl /

noun

a resort in W Portugal, near Lisbon, on the Atlantic Ocean: noted esp for a famous avenue of palm trees leading to the seafront. Pop: 23 769 (2001)

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United will be joined in the competition by European clubs Ajax, Benfica and Bayern Munich on 21-23 May in Estoril, Portugal.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2025

Foxtenn and Hawk-Eye have already been approved as a review system on clay with line judges, with Foxtenn being used at ATP events in Barcelona, Estoril, Madrid and Bastad last year.

From BBC • May 24, 2023

Tsitsipas lost the Barcelona final to Alcaraz, while Rublev is coming off a title in Monte Carlo and Ruud won in Estoril.

From Washington Times • Apr. 25, 2023

She grew up around the seaside town of Estoril and was painting while still a teenager, already conscious of the struggles of women in Portugal.

From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2022

He had spent some time in Java, some years in Spanish Morocco, and the year of 1935 living in a villa at Estoril, the beach resort outside of Lisbon.

From The Five Arrows by Chase, Allan

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