Suribachi

American  

[soor-uh-bah-chee] / ˌsʊər əˈbɑ tʃi /

noun

1. an extinct volcano on Iwo Jima island: World War II battle 1945.

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Suribachi British  

/ ˌsʊərɪˈbɑːtʃɪ /

noun

1. a volcanic hill in the Volcano Islands, on Iwo Jima: site of a US victory (1945) over the Japanese in World War II

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Example Sentences

The Japanese tried this on Iwo Jima, and the Stars and Stripes ended up flying over Mount Suribachi.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The fight for Iwo Jima gained worldwide attention from AP photographer Joe Rosenthal’s iconic image of the U.S. flag-raising on Mount Suribachi.

From Washington Times • Jun. 29, 2022

Both flags that flew on Mount Suribachi are now housed at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Va.

From Washington Post • Aug. 6, 2021

On Feb. 23, 1945 about 40 members of Severance’s company were sent up Mount Suribachi with orders to plant the flag.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 6, 2021

You have probably seen that picture taken of six Marines raising the flag on Mount Suribachi.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac