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Volos

American

[vaw-laws] / ˈvɔ lɔs /

noun

a seaport in E Thessaly, in E Greece: ancient ruins.

Vólos British

/ ˈvɔlɔs /

noun

a port in E Greece, in Thessaly on the Gulf of Volos (an inlet of the Aegean): the third largest port in Greece. Pop: 129 000 (2005 est)

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Farmer Haris Seskliotis, in the village of Rizomylos near Volos, listens to all this with deep concern.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025

“All of Volos has turned into a lake,” Volos Mayor Achilleas Beos told state television.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2023

The storm hit Volos with rain so heavy that water levels in the city and its suburbs rose rapidly in a few hours.

From Reuters • Sep. 28, 2023

Residents in Volos used plastic buckets to scoop mud out of their homes to try to protect their belongings.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2023

After a prolonged struggle, and in spite of the wild courage displayed by Sviatoslaf, he was driven back, and compelled to swear by Perun and Volos never again to invade Bulgaria.

From A Short History of Russia by Parmele, Mary Platt

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