Saint Helens
Britishnoun
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a town in NW England, in St Helens unitary authority, Merseyside: glass industry. Pop: 102 629 (2001)
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a unitary authority in NW England, in Merseyside. Pop: 176 700 (2003 est). Area: 130 sq km (50 sq miles)
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a volcanic peak in S Washington state; it erupted in 1980 after lying dormant from 1857
Example Sentences
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At 6:04 p.m. that Saturday, less than five days after she started, Steidl arrived back at the trailhead, having just missed, on a Saint Helens technicality, setting history by conquering the five volcanoes on foot.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2022
For example, they learned that at both Mount Saint Helens and Krakatau, primary succession proceeded through stages.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2018
Lee says the government would certainly know how to orchestrate a cover-up, citing reports of soldiers spiriting away Bigfoot bodies after the eruption of Mount Saint Helens in 1980.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2017
Lava Butte isn’t on the scale of Mount Saint Helens.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 14, 2017
“I was once out trawling with a fisherman off Saint Helens, when we dragged up a donkey-cart!”
From Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel by Greene, John B.
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