Pelée

[ puh-ley ]

noun

1. Mount, a volcano in the West Indies, on the island of Martinique: eruption 1902. 4,428 feet (1,350 meters).

Pelée

/ pəˈleɪ /

noun

1. Mount Pelée
   Mount Pelée a volcano in the Caribbean, in N Martinique: erupted in 1902, killing every person but one in the town of Saint-Pierre. Height: 1463 m (4800 ft)

Example Sentences

The Roddam had been through the eruption of Mont Pelée, the only ship which escaped o' the eighteen that were in the harbor.

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On the day following, Pelée was shrouded in a heavy cloud, and ashes and cinders fell over a wide stretch of country.

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If war came, it would come like the eruption of Mont Pelée, so unexpectedly and quickly that escape was impossible.

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But for once I fear me we may be scorched by this Pelée of words that thou spoutest forth.

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I went up on deck to get a look at it, and soon identified it as the summit of Mont Pelée, the highest point in the island.

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