Everglades

[ev-er-gleydz]

noun (used with a plural verb)

a swampy and partly forested region in S Florida, mostly S of Lake Okeechobee. Over 5000 sq. mi. (12,950 sq. km).

everglade

[ev-er-gleyd]

noun

a tract of low, swampy land, especially in southern Florida, characterized by clumps of tall grass and numerous branching waterways.

Origin of everglade

An Americanism dating back to 1815–25; ever + glade

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Examples from the Web for everglades

Contemporary Examples of everglades

It's so cold that the National Weather Service in Miami has issued a freeze watch for the Everglades.
Thank Global Warming for Freezing You Right Now
Eric Holthaus
January 6, 2014
And it expanded the National Parks System to include the Everglades, Joshua Tree National Park, and Big Bend National Park.
Obama Finds Healthcare.gov’s New Hero
Daniel Gross
October 24, 2013
He suspects our snake is pregnant, and puts in a call to Dr. Skip Snow, lead python biologist with the Everglades National Park.
How to Catch a Giant Python
Catharine Skipp
February 28, 2010
The Everglades, overrun with huge reptiles, is about to host its first-ever open season on snakes.
How to Catch a Giant Python
Catharine Skipp
February 28, 2010
Fobb says he loves the Everglades—loves snakes, too—and that man is doing far more damage to the area than the reptiles.
The Great Python Hunt
Catharine Skipp
February 26, 2010

Historical Examples of everglades

The Everglades is a name given to a broad section of country whose duplicate cannot be found elsewhere in the world.
The Motor Boat Club in Florida
H. Irving Hancock
Ill head all the rest on a rush expedition into the Everglades, and Joe and Jeff shall go with me.
The Motor Boat Club in Florida
H. Irving Hancock
Hunters of the Everglades, I reckon, were the men who did this trick.
The Motor Boat Club in Florida
H. Irving Hancock
Why, the possibility that we'll all perish in the Everglades adds zest to this adventure—makes it really interesting.
Frank Merriwell Down South
Burt L. Standish
I had leave for a month once; and like an ass I prepared to spend it in a hunting-trip among the Everglades.
In Search of the Unknown
Robert W. Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for everglades

Everglades

pl n

the Everglades 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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Word Origin and History for everglades

Everglades

1823, from everglade, from ever, perhaps in sense of "endless" + glade.

The distance from the mouth of Hilsborough river to the head of the lake, in a direct line, is about 110 statute miles. The country between them is mostly, if not wholly, an everglade, by which is meant a low marsh frequently covered with water, and in which there grows a sharp triangular grass, from ten to twelve feet high, and impervious to men or animals. ["American Mechanics' Magazine," 1825]