Mount Vesuvius
[ (vuh-sooh-vee-uhs) ]
Volcano, in southwestern Italy on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
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How to use Mount Vesuvius in a sentence
Some scrolls survived thanks to the destructive eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
An extraordinary eruption of Mount Vesuvius commenced, which in ten days had advanced ten miles from its original source.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellMount Vesuvius, the celebrated volcano in the south of the peninsula, is quite distinct from the Apennines.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | VariousWhile we remained here there happened an eruption of Mount Vesuvius, of which I had a perfect view.
As the weather was extremely fine, we felt a great disposition to make the ascent of Mount Vesuvius without loss of time.
Louis Spohr's Autobiography | Louis Spohr
As in the whole of Naples, the pavement here is formed of lava from Mount Vesuvius.
A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy | Ida Pfeiffer
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