1. Vesuvius - Noun
2. Vesuvius - Proper noun
Vesuvius
A volcanic mountain in Italy.
Vesuvius (plural Vesuviuses)
A kind of firework supposed to resemble a volcano eruption.
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