Okeechobee

[oh-ki-choh-bee]

noun

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

Okeechobee

/ ˌəʊkɪˈtʃəʊbɪ /

noun

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

Example Sentences

His victory margin was particularly wide in Okeechobee, where he won with 71.8% of the votes.

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For much of the summer, Lake Okeechobee suffocates under toxic, blue-green algae blooms fed by fertilizer runoff from farms.

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Star Robinson, 55, grew up playing in and around Okeechobee.

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In addition to protecting many animal species, the new EPA policy would extend to many endangered plant species like the Leedy's roseroot, the Mead's milkweed, the Okeechobee gourd and the Palmate-bracted bird's beak.

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In Okeechobee County, a rural county where just over 16,000 people voted in the 2020 election, Mr. Trump won 71.5 percent of the vote, according to the county’s election tally.

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