Ozark Mountains

American

plural noun

a group of low mountains in S Missouri, N Arkansas, and NE Oklahoma.

Ozark Mountains British

/ ˈəʊzɑːks, ˈəʊzɑːk /

plural noun

Also called: Ozark Plateau. an eroded plateau in S Missouri, N Arkansas, and NE Oklahoma. Area: about 130 000 sq km (50 000 sq miles)

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That prompted an ice storm warning that includes much of the Arkansas Ozark Mountains and the cities of Fayetteville and Fort Smith.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 22, 2024

The eclipse will make its way over the Ozark Mountains in northwestern Arkansas, which offers several campsites.

From National Geographic • Jan. 4, 2024

Snow was winding down in Arkansas, where six inches to a foot of snow has fallen across portions of the Ozark Mountains but will move northeast through the day Wednesday into Thursday.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2023

Ongoing drought in the Ozark Mountains in Missouri has revealed 1,100 more feet within the Smallin Civil War Cave, which was used by Union spies during the war.

From Washington Times • Oct. 27, 2022

I tried to make myself believe that his home was in the Ozark Mountains somewhere in Missouri, or Oklahoma.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls

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