Apalachicola

American  

[ap-uh-lach-uh-koh-luh] / ˌæp əˌlætʃ əˈkoʊ lə /

noun

1. a river flowing S from NW Florida into the Gulf of Mexico. 90 miles (145 km) long.

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Example Sentences

Surge warnings were posted for hundreds of miles of shoreline, from Sarasota to the sport fishing haven of Indian Pass at the western end of Apalachicola Bay.

From Reuters • Aug. 29, 2023

The only honey produced comes on rivers between Savannah, Georgia and Apalachicola, Florida.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2023

In May, at an Apalachicola estuary, the researchers injected some 2000 liters of seawater enriched with lime, an alkaline powder and a primary ingredient in cement that’s derived from chalk or limestone.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 15, 2022

For $1.9 million: A 1926 Tudor Revival house in Grosse Pointe Park, Mich.; a Spanish-style home in Los Angeles; and an 1895 mansion in Apalachicola, Fla.

From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2022

Before the development of railways in the Gulf states, Apalachicola was one of the principal centres of trade in the southern states, ranking third among the Gulf ports in 1835.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various