Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for Caloosahatchee. Search instead for caloosahatchee canal.

Caloosahatchee

American  
[kuh-loo-suh-hach-ee] / kəˌlu səˈhætʃ i /

noun

  1. a river in S Florida, flowing W to the Gulf of Mexico near Fort Myers. 75 miles (121 km) long.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Their neighborhood on the Caloosahatchee River was built in 1915 and had never flooded until now, Parker said.

From Seattle Times Oct. 7, 2022

Three long, thin barrier islands — Sanibel, Pine and Estero islands — guard the mouth of the Caloosahatchee.

From Washington Post Oct. 3, 2022

At what was once a small marina on the Caloosahatchee River in Fort Myers, about 30 boats have been destroyed.

From BBC Sep. 30, 2022

Mayor Kevin B. Anderson of Fort Myers watched helplessly from his condo on Wednesday as Hurricane Ian pushed ashore and water from the Caloosahatchee River rose through his city’s downtown.

From New York Times Sep. 29, 2022

Caloosahatchee river, flowing into the Gulf of Mexico near Charlotte Harbour, is its principal outlet.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training