lake in SE Fla. at the N edge of the Everglades: 700 sq mi (1,813 sq km): main element of , a system of connected canals, rivers, & lakes across the Fla. peninsula
See Okeechobee in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ōˌkĭ-chōˈbē), Lake
A lake of southeast Florida north of the Everglades. It is a link in the Okeechobee Waterway, or Cross-Florida Waterway, a water route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico. The waterway is used by small commercial and pleasure craft.