Torre del Greco

American  

[tawr-re del gre-kaw] / ˈtɔr rɛ dɛl ˈgrɛ kɔ /

noun

1. a city in SW Italy, near Naples.

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Torre del Greco British  

/ ˈtorre del ˈɡrɛːko /

noun

1. a city in SW Italy, in Campania near Vesuvius on the Bay of Naples: damaged several times by eruptions. Pop: 90 607 (2001)

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Example Sentences

“It’s a miracle, really a miracle,” Torre del Greco Mayor Luigi Mennella told state TV.

From Washington Times • Jul. 16, 2023

Masaniello, with his troops, had made prisoners of war two divisions of troops which the Viceroy wished to gather round him out of Pozzuoli and Torre del Greco.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 by Johnson, Rossiter

Opposite, but very far off across the sea, shone the tiny flames of the houses of Portici, of Torre del Greco, of Torre Annunziata, of Castellamare.

From A Spirit in Prison by Hichens, Robert Smythe

On the road that led the traveller to the ancient village of Torre del Greco, and about a mile from the populous parts of the city, there stood a neat little cottage.

From Alvira, the Heroine of Vesuvius by O'Reilly, A. J. (Augustine J.)

We were twelve in number, distributed in three light barouches, and reached Pompeii in about two hours and a half—passing by the foot of Vesuvius, through Portici, Torre del Greco, and l'Annonziata.

From The Diary of an Ennuyée by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)