Stromboli
Americannoun
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an island off the NE coast of Sicily, in the Lipari group.
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an active volcano on this island. 3,040 feet (927 meters).
noun
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On December 4, 2022, a flow of hot volcanic material entered the sea at Stromboli and generated a small tsunami, activating the island's warning system.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
On the Aeolian islands of Alicudi, Filicudi, Panarea and Stromboli, a plan for four new desalination plants proposed by the local municipality is proving divisive.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
A volcano on Italy's Stromboli island has erupted, releasing a huge plume of smoke into the air and lava into the sea.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2022
As a teenager, I read avidly and became enamored of place names: Arcadia, Blue Grotto, Santorini, Stromboli, Tahiti.
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2017
The name is referred to the Island of Stromboli, but the Brighton people insist that it is from the Flemish strom-bollen, meaning stream or tide balls.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Sir Edward Belcher
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