Oakville

[ ohk-vil ]

/ ˈoʊk vɪl /

a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, SW of Toronto, on Lake Ontario.

Example sentences from the Web for oakville

The creek is navigable all the way from Oakville, and there are not more than twelve or fifteen dams in the whole distance.

Canoe Boys and Campfires |William Murray Graydon
A goodly offer was made for a trip on the Sunday afternoon from Toronto to Oakville and back.

A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River |Barlow Cumberland
On the other side of the Nueces is "Oakville," a45 miserable settlement, consisting of about twenty wooden huts.

Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863 |Arthur J. L. (Lieut.-Col.) Fremantle
Oakville is a very pretty little village, exhibiting much industry.

Canada and the Canadians, Vol. 2 |Richard Henry Bonnycastle

Twenty miles further, we stopped at Oakville to refresh ourselves and the horses.

Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men |Anna Brownell Jameson

Oakville

/ (ˈəʊkvɪl) /

a city in SE Canada, in SE Ontario on Lake Ontario southwest of Toronto: motor-vehicle industry. Pop: 144 738 (2001)