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
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Knowing she couldn’t officially claim Saint Helens, Steidl was left pondering whether it was worth continuing this pursuit.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2022
Back then, the permitting system was a lottery starting March 1; he had no idea which day he’d need to climb Saint Helens that early in the year.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2022
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
Mount Saint Helens has a good example of a lava dome inside of a collapsed stratovolcano crater.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
I therefore supposed that we were steering for the Downs, or perhaps for Saint Helens.
From Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler by James Durden
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