Pelée

American  

[puh-ley] / pəˈleɪ /

noun

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

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Pelée British  

/ pəˈleɪ /

noun

1. 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)

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Example Sentences

It was one of the warning signs, just before Pelée erupted.

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It was one of the most powerful in history, more explosive even than Pelée.

From Literature

“But around here, the bigger dangers are mudslides and rock avalanches. And I worry about the pyroclastic surge. That’s a wave of hot air that explodes out of the volcano. It’s truly devastating. That’s what happened in the eruption of Mount Pelée.”

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“Never heard of Mount Pelée,” Mr. Rowan said.

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Kids gathered around as Sam repeated Dr. Morales’s story of Mount Pelée.

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