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Tahoe

[tah-hoh]
noun
  1. Lake, a lake in E California and W Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: resort. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km); 6225 feet (1897 meters) above sea level.
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  • "Tahoe must be on the top of a mountain," grumbled Bart, after a time.

  • He probably had attracted the girls who had been at Tahoe Inn as he did her.

    Sisters

    Grace May North

  • The boys had reached Tahoe on their wheels, there being a road to the lake.

    Frank Merriwell's Alarm

    Burt L. Standish

  • In the Tahoe region it is invariably called a tamarack or tamarack pine.

    The Lake of the Sky

    George Wharton James

  • The placid summer views are exquisite and soul-stirring, but what of Tahoe now?

    The Lake of the Sky

    George Wharton James

British Dictionary definitions for tahoe

Tahoe

noun
  1. Lake Tahoe a lake between E California and W Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains at an altitude of 1899 m (6229 ft). Area: about 520 sq km (200 sq miles)
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Word Origin and History for tahoe

Tahoe

Lake on the Nevada-California border, from Washo /da'aw/ "lake."

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