Pelée
[ puh-ley ]
noun
Mount, a volcano in the West Indies, on the island of Martinique: eruption 1902. 4,428 feet (1,350 meters).
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How to use Pelée in a sentence
In 1766 the great Martinique hurricane, a waterspout burst on Mount Pelée and overwhelmed the place.
The Philosophy of the Weather | Thomas Belden Butler
British Dictionary definitions for Pelée
Pelée
/ (pəˈleɪ) /
noun
Mount Pelée a volcano in the Caribbean, in N Martinique: erupted in 1902, killing every person but one in the town of Saint-Pierre. Height: 1463 m (4800 ft)
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