Mt. Vesuvius

Definitions of Mt. Vesuvius
  1. noun
    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
    synonyms: Mount Vesuvius, Vesuvius
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    a mountain formed by volcanic material
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