Tahoe

American

[tah-hoh] / ˈtɑ hoʊ /

noun

Lake Tahoe, a lake in eastern California and western Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: resort. About 200 square miles (520 square kilometers); 6,225 feet (1,897 meters) above sea level.

Tahoe British

/ ˈteɪ-, ˈtɑːhəʊ /

noun

a lake between E California and W Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains at an altitude of 1899 m (6229 ft). Area: about 520 sq km (200 sq miles)

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Etymology

Origin of Tahoe

First recorded in 1870–75; from Washo dáʔaw “lake”

Example Sentences

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Reising wore skis as he and other officials measured snow in a slushy meadow at Phillips Station near South Lake Tahoe, where rains in the last week began to melt the snow.

From Los Angeles Times

When a renter moved into a Lake Tahoe cabin this winter, he expected to have the place to himself.

From Los Angeles Times

The group watched five mama bears in the Tahoe area last winter.

From Los Angeles Times

Though they typically only operate in the Tahoe area, a few of their members went to Altadena to help a homeowner struggling to evict a 550-pound bear from underneath his home.

From Los Angeles Times

This warm period comes a week after frosty temperatures and heavy precipitation across the state brought a dumping of snow to the San Gabriel Mountains, blanketed the Sierra in white and caused a deadly avalanche near Lake Tahoe.

From Los Angeles Times

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