Oakville

American  

[ohk-vil] / ˈoʊk vɪl /

noun

1. a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, SW of Toronto, on Lake Ontario.

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Oakville British  

/ ˈəʊkvɪl /

noun

1. a city in SE Canada, in SE Ontario on Lake Ontario southwest of Toronto: motor-vehicle industry. Pop: 144 738 (2001)

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Example Sentences

Oakville Care Homes, which operates four homes across south Wales, employs more than 200 staff, 65% of whom are from overseas.

From BBC • May 17, 2025

The company said it was now planning to start making a large electric sport-utility vehicle at its plant in Oakville, Ontario, in 2027, two years later than it had planned.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2024

These cows have been on Noyes’ land near Oakville for about a week, he explains, and will stay another few days.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2023

Selected first overall by the New York Islanders in 2009, the Oakville, Ontario, product is the 375th player in NHL history to play 1,000 games.

From Washington Times • Jan. 29, 2023

"Perhaps he's gone to meet that young cousin of his," he said to himself, as his mind went back to Oakville, and the never-to-be-forgotten evening on which he had met Harry Moncrief.

From The Hero of Garside School by Panting, J. Harwood, (James Harwood)