Okeechobee

[ oh-ki-choh-bee ]

/ ˌoʊ kɪˈtʃoʊ bi /

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noun

Lake Okeechobee. a lake in S Florida, in the N part of the Everglades. 35 miles (56 km) long; 30 miles (48 km) wide.

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Also called Okeechobee .

Words nearby Okeechobee

Okavango, okay, Okayama, Okazaki, oke, Okeechobee, Okeechobee Waterway, O'Keeffe, O'Keeffe, Georgia, Okefenokee Swamp, Okeghem

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How to use Okeechobee in a sentence

It can be summoned any time also from the everglades of Florida, from the morasses of the Okeechobee.
How Spring Came in New England|Charles Dudley Warner
Keela's eyes, black like a starless night or the cloud-black waters of Okeechobee had lured and lured to sensual conquest.
Diane of the Green Van|Leona Dalrymple
What wonder if like the pine-wood sparrow and the wind of Okeechobee the voice of the woodland always questioned?
Diane of the Green Van|Leona Dalrymple
From there they would go by the Kissimmee river to Lake Okeechobee.
The Motor Boys in Strange Waters|Clarence Young

For three days they traveled slowly the length of Lake Okeechobee.
The Motor Boys in Strange Waters|Clarence Young

British Dictionary definitions for Okeechobee

Okeechobee

/ (ˌəʊkɪˈtʃəʊbɪ) /

noun

Lake Okeechobee a lake in S Florida, in the Everglades: second largest freshwater lake wholly within the US Area: 1813 sq km (700 sq miles)

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