everglades
nounUK /ˈevəɡleɪdz/
US /ˈevərɡleɪdz/
A big, wet, grassy area in Florida where water and tall grass cover the land.
Many alligators and birds live in the Everglades.
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2. A large area of low, wet land covered with tall grass and water.
The river slowly flows through the wide everglades.
3. A national park in southern Florida that protects a huge wetland.
We took a boat tour through Everglades National Park.
4. Any similar marshy region with slow-moving water and grass.
Explorers got lost in the endless everglades of the south.