mount_vesuvius | ||
1. | [ noun ] (geography) 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 | |
Synonyms: | Mt._Vesuvius Vesuvius | |
Related terms: | volcano Italy | |
Similar spelling: |
Mount_Everest Mount_Vernon |