bikini

Everyday

1. A two-piece swimsuit for women and girls, with a top and bottoms. tree →
2. Bikini Atoll, a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean where the USA tested nuclear bombs; the swimsuit was named after it. tree →

In the lessons

Everyday beach and swimming-pool word. In history lessons, Bikini Atoll is linked to nuclear tests in the 1940s and 1950s. Phrase: bikini top, bikini bottoms.

Examples

• She wore a stripy bikini at the beach. tree →
• My sister packed two bikinis for the holiday. tree →
• I lost my bikini bottoms in the waves! tree →
• Some people prefer a one-piece swimsuit to a bikini. tree →
• Bikini Atoll is in the Marshall Islands. tree →
• Don't forget sun cream if you wear a bikini. tree →

Note

Countable: bikinis. «Bikini bottoms» is plural, like trousers.