Taupo

American  

[tou-poh] / ˈtaʊ poʊ /

noun

1. Lake, a lake in N New Zealand, in the central part of North Island: largest lake in New Zealand. About 234 sq. mi. (605 sq. km).

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Taupo British  

/ ˈtaʊpəʊ /

noun

1. a lake in New Zealand, on central North Island: the largest lake of New Zealand. Area: 616 sq km (238 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

The carrier also canceled domestic flights to and from the cities of Hamilton, Tauranga and Taupo.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2023

She returned to her family farm near Taupo, New Zealand, and began a monthlong lockdown.

From Washington Times • Apr. 30, 2020

Some parts of the country are using more sophisticated techniques: around Lake Taupo, the country’s biggest lake, farmers can buy and sell nitrogen allowances in a cap-and-trade scheme.

From Economist • Nov. 16, 2017

The four youngest, most active supervolcanic systems in the world are Toba, Campi Flegrei in Italy, Yellowstone in the northwestern United States and Taupo in New Zealand.

From Nature • Jan. 9, 2013

Each of the party glanced first at the neighboring mountains, and at the deep valleys still drowned in mist, and over Lake Taupo, which the morning breeze ruffled slightly.

From In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant by Verne, Jules