Definition of Mt. Vesuvius

1. Noun. A volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast; a Plinian eruption in 79 AD buried Pompeii and killed Pliny the Elder; last erupted in 1944.

Exact synonyms: Mount Vesuvius, Vesuvius
Group relationships: Italia, Italian Republic, Italy
Generic synonyms: Volcano

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mt. Vesuvius

Mrs. Watanabe
Mrs Mop
Ms.
Mses.
Msgr.
Mss
Mstsislaw
Mt.
Mt. Ararat
Mt. Everest
Mt. McKinley
Mt. Olympus
Mt. Ranier
Mt. Rushmore
Mt. St. Helens
Mt. Vesuvius (current term)
MtF
Mt Etna
Mt Orizaba
Mtarfa
Mtl
Mts
MuSK kinase
Muammar al-Qaddafi
Muammar el-Qaddafi
Muarrif
Muay Thai
Mubarak
Mubende
Much's bacillus

Literary usage of Mt. Vesuvius

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of Rome by Robert Fowler Leighton (1883)
"The Battle of Mt. Vesuvius.—The danger was great. ... The battle was fought near the foot of Mt. Vesuvius.2 The Romans and Samnites were victorious. ..."

2. A Journey to Palestine by Beverly Carradine (1892)
"Mt. Vesuvius is ten milea east of Naples, and Pompeii is five miles southeast of Mt. Vesuvius. They are all nearly in line, and all three are on or near the ..."

3. Peter Parley's Tales about Ancient Rome: With Some Account of Modern Italy by Samuel Griswold Goodrich (1833)
"Mt. Vesuvius. 1. THE kingdom of Naples lies at the southern extremity of Italy, and consists of two parts; ..."

4. A History of Rome by Robert Fowler Leighton (1883)
"The Battle of Mt. Vesuvius.—The danger was great. ... The battle was fought near the foot of Mt. Vesuvius.2 The Romans and Samnites were victorious. ..."

5. A Journey to Palestine by Beverly Carradine (1892)
"Mt. Vesuvius is ten milea east of Naples, and Pompeii is five miles southeast of Mt. Vesuvius. They are all nearly in line, and all three are on or near the ..."

6. Peter Parley's Tales about Ancient Rome: With Some Account of Modern Italy by Samuel Griswold Goodrich (1833)
"Mt. Vesuvius. 1. THE kingdom of Naples lies at the southern extremity of Italy, and consists of two parts; ..."

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