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Everglades

Everglades

38 4.8
A large area of wet land in southern Florida with many wild animals
  • proper noun
  • /ˈɛvərˌɡleɪdz/
translation icon : los Everglades
  • My airboat ride through the Everglades was supposed to begin at sunset and last three hours.
  • Everglades National Park
  • Florida Everglades
  • Everglades restoration

Fuck, one of the guys on the crew was was the son of one of the sheriff deputies in Everglades City.

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Examples

  • 9 local sugar growers in Florida claim that measures to protect the Everglades will cost 15,000 jobs.

    Academic text (1993)

  • The Everglades is home to many rare species, including the American crocodile.

  • Large areas of the Everglades lie dry much of the year.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The Florida Everglades have some hard lessons to teach this city boy.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Does this habitat change make a difference to the animals that live in the Everglades?

    Academic text (1994)

  • I saw a flamingo in the Everglades last week.

    The Big Year (2011)

  • Reduced water flow in the Everglades also affects the numbers of freshwater fish and other aquatic organisms.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Last summer, we took a boat tour through the stunning wildlife in the Everglades.

  • While hiking in the Everglades, we spotted a variety of birds and alligators.

Synonyms

Everglade
vsEverglades
1 5.6

A large wet area in southern Florida like a swamp with many plants and animals

is described as subtropical rather than tropical
everglade
vsEverglades
4.8

A large low wet area with thick plants and water

is a named vast subtropical region in southern Florida with diverse wildlife

Compounds

Everglades National Park
1 3.4

A large park in southern Florida with wetlands, mangrove swamps and rare animals

Surface Forms

Everglades main

Morphology

Everglades = ever + glade (semi-transparent) = ever + glade + s

The components 'ever' and 'glade' are individually clear, but the form is a place name referring to a specific wetland region rather than a general descriptive noun.

Etymology

Everglades comes from the English parts ever ('always') and glade ('open grassy area' or 'clearing'). So the name suggests a place of 'always-open' wetlands — wide, wet grasslands that stay wet much of the year, which is why it fits this vast Florida wetland.