Vesuvius

Speech parts

1. Vesuvius - Noun

2. Vesuvius - Proper noun

Meaning

Vesuvius

A volcanic mountain in Italy.

Vesuvius (plural Vesuviuses)

A kind of firework supposed to resemble a volcano eruption.

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As the title implies, is about the titular city within the Roman Empire that perished after Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 62 AD. Source: Internet

Both Pliny the Elder and Younger were witnesses to the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, in which the former died. Source: Internet

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

Good crystals of augite and olivine are also to be obtained in the ash beds of Vesuvius and of many other volcanoes, ancient and modern. 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

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