everglade

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We are as isolated here from all vestiges of civilization as we should be in a Florida everglade," Kate said, as the little craft swam along in an eddy It seems to me typical of the people--this curiously wild transition from blooming, well-kept gardens, to such still and solemn nature.

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  1. noun A tract of marshland, usually under water and covered in places with tall grass.

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  • We'll input the interior to determine the essence of Borneo with its virgin rainforests, lavish everglade and enough nature to feel you've entered a living zoo. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • We are as isolated here from all vestiges of civilization as we should be in a Florida everglade," Kate said, as the little craft swam along in an eddy It seems to me typical of the people--this curiously wild transition from blooming, well-kept gardens, to such still and solemn nature. —  The Iron Game A Tale of the War
  • Possibly in the midst of some Florida everglade, making a noise like a piece of meat in order to snare crocodiles. —  Psmith, Journalist
  • Of the tangled everglade, -- —  Riley Child-Rhymes
  • I have no idea of how long we were in that vast everglade, but it must have been for weeks. —  Before Adam
 

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/ˈɛvərgleɪd/
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