Vesuvio

Variant of Vesuvius

Vesuvius definition

Ve·suvi·us (və so̵̅o̅′vē əs)

active volcano in S Italy, on the Bay of Naples: eruption of 79 destroyed Pompeii & Herculaneum: c. 4,000 ft (1,219 m)
It. name Vesuvio Ve·su′·vio (ve zo̵̅o̅′vyō̂)

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