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 country's most visited parks include the Everglades in Florida, Yosemite in California and Colorado's Rocky Mountains.

From BBC

The Department of Homeland Security had begun transferring detainees out of the Everglades site late last month in compliance with the lower court order.

From BBC

"And the Everglades internment camp even more so," he said.

From BBC

Florida taxpayers could lose nearly all of the $218 million the state poured into its controversial Everglades detention center after a federal judge upheld her order shutting it down.

From Salon

The facility, which is near the Everglades, spent 161 days in the beginning of the year with more people to house than beds.

From Los Angeles Times