VESUVIUS


Meaning of VESUVIUS in English

/veuh sooh"vee euhs/ , n.

Mount , an active volcano in SW Italy, near Naples. Its eruption destroyed the ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum A.D. 79. ab. 3900 ft. (1190 m).

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .