Escambia

[ uh-skam-bee-uh ]

noun

1. a river in SE Alabama, known there as the Conecuh, and NW Florida, flowing SW and S to Escambia Bay on the Gulf of Mexico. 231 miles (372 km) long.

Example Sentences

Pensacola, the largest city in Escambia County, projects its initial costs to be another $3 million or so.

From The Daily Beast

Hungerford and Pawcett were transferred to the Escambia, and committed to the care of the surgeon of the ship.

From Project Gutenberg

In a couple of hours after the capture of the Escambia, the two prizes sailed for New York.

From Project Gutenberg

Escambia Bay is another of the beautiful sheets of water by which Pensacola is surrounded.

From Project Gutenberg

About noon they entered the Escambia river, and their speed slackened.

From Project Gutenberg