Mount Vesuvius

Noun

Meaning

a volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast; a Plinian eruption in 79 AD buried Pompeii and killed Pliny the Elder; last erupted in 1944

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Ischia Vesuvius vulcano Mt. Vesuvius

Examples

Estimates ranged from 78 to 88 aircraft destroyed. citation Ash is swept off the wings of an American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber of the 340th Bombardment Group on March 23, 1944 after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Source: Internet

Funiculì, Funiculà The first funicular cable car on Mount Vesuvius opened in 1880. Source: Internet

FILE — Remains of people who were buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in the forcini, or boathouses, at the ancient beach of Herculaneum, Italy, Aug. 2, 2012. Source: Internet

Herculaneum and other cities affected by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Source: Internet

It was one of two antiquities of Hamilton's collection drawn for him by Francesco Progenie, a pupil of Pietro Fabris, who also contributed a number of drawings of Mount Vesuvius sent by Hamilton to the Royal Society in London. Source: Internet

Mount Vesuvius, the infamous volcano that leveled Pompeii in 79 AD, also contained phonolite lava, according to Kyle. Source: Internet

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