Everglades

American  

[ev-er-gleydz] / ˈɛv ərˌgleɪdz /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. a swampy and partly forested region in S Florida, mostly S of Lake Okeechobee. Over 5,000 sq. mi. (12,950 sq. km).

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Everglades British  

/ ˈɛvəˌɡleɪdz /

plural noun

1. a subtropical marshy region of Florida, south of Lake Okeechobee: contains the Everglades National Park established to preserve the flora and fauna of the swamps. Area: over 13 000 sq km (5000 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission launched a separate investigation into another of Peters’ videos involving an alligator in the Everglades.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

While I was flying over the island’s shore, the topography looked almost identical to the Florida Everglades.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Miller was raised in Weston, a suburban fever dream spread across 10,500 acres of what, before being drained for development, was once Everglades wetland.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

It quickly drew multiple legal challenges over alleged poor conditions and environmental damage to the delicate ecosystem of the Everglades, a Unesco world heritage site.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2025

Fifteen feet deep and miles and miles long, Miami’s canals funneled freshwater from the Everglades and rainwater from regular storms through the city and out to the sea.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz